Yr-Old Temple of ‘Greek Goddess of Love’ Discovered in Turkey With the Inscription ‘This Is the Sacred Area' Idol worship has ...

They named these objects after their most important gods, with Venus being named after Aphrodite—the goddess of love and beauty. It’s the only planet named after a female god. Related ...

As the goddess of love, beauty and sexual pleasure ... immortalized by works such as Praxiteles’ Aphrodite of Knidos or the Venus de Milo. That image is dead wrong, according to modern scholars.

Movie"Another moment in ancient Rome's history where things don't turn out how you'd expect." The construction of great temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, followed by new and high taxes ...