Goddess of Love - The Representation of Love in Greek and Roman CultureThe name Friday comes from the Old English frīġedæġ, meaning the "day of Frig", who is the Germanic counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus, with whom the day is associated in many different cultures.
The goddess of love is a deity in ancient religions and mythology, most commonly known in her Greek and Roman names as Aphrodite and Venus, who inspired many famous artworks throughout history.
Lovers and affairs of Aphrodite
In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths and metalworking who was the ugliest of the gods. Despite being married, Aphrodite was frequently unfaithful to him and had many lovers and affairs with men, both human and divine.
In the Odyssey, she is caught in the act of adultery with Ares, the god of war. In the First Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, she seduces the mortal shepherd Anchises. Eros (Cupid the Roman counterpart), Anteros, Hymenaios, and Aeneas are some of her children.
Aphrodite was also the surrogate mother and lover of the mortal shepherd Adonis, who was killed by a wild boar. Aglaea (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Mirth), and Thalia (Good Cheer), known collectively as The Three Graces, followed in the retinue of Aphrodite.
Aphrodite has been featured in Western art as a symbol of female beauty and has appeared in numerous works of Western literature. She is a major deity in modern Neopagan religions, including the Church of Aphrodite, Wicca, and Hellenismos. She first attained individuality at the hands of the great Greek sculptors of the 5th century BC. Perhaps the most famous of all statues of Aphrodite was carved by Praxiteles for the Cnidians. The first full-scale female nude later became the model for such Hellenistic masterpieces as the Venus de Milo (2nd-century BCE).
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Bust of Venus Italica by Canova $152.00 View
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