Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...

Much like many figures in Greek mythology, Atalanta has two different origin stories. In the first, the mortal heroine is the ...

Archaeology & History Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues Images of Aphrodite and other female figures have been uncovered on the island of Paros.

By 500 B.C., Greek sculptors began imitating the world around them, and glorifying the sensual human form. Even now, ancient Greek influence is here to stay, with many artists continuing to ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a more complex rise to fame than one might think.

The essence of Aphrodite's power was her ability to provoke desire. Sexual allure was long an intrinsic aspect of Aphrodite, and erotic pleasures were referred to as ta Aphrodisia, "the business of ...

Hicham Aboutaam adds, "We are excited to be back for our third participation in The San Francisco Fall Show where a 2 nd century B.C. Greek marble statuette of Aphrodite wearing her original gold ...

Greek sculpture art: 1) West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Greece, 490 BC (today Glyptothek Munich); 2) Eirene (Peace) bearing Plutus (Wealth), Roman copy after a Greek votive statue by ...

Plaster casts of an ancient Greek bust of Sappho, the poetess, are created in a workshop just south of Athens, Greece. The replicas are destined for museum gift shops around the country. Story and ...