Aphrodite has long been characterized as the goddess of love. But a traveling exhibition devoted to the Greek idol – on view through July 9 at the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Getty Villa – is building on ...

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Throughout Greek antiquity, Aphrodite was worshiped as the goddess of love and beauty, pleasure and fertility. Sculptors immortalized her beguiling sensuality in marble statues found on Mount Olympus.

The Philbrook's current exhibit, "Aphrodite and the Gods of Love," is the first museum show to focus on Aphrodite and her myriad manifestations in the art and culture of the ancient world. It was ...

The Greeks knew her as Aphrodite and the Romans called her Venus. For us, today, her name evokes the idea of love, romance and erotic adventures. The new exhibition at the Getty Villa, Aphrodite and ...

Aphrodite, known to the world as the Greek goddess of love and beauty, seems to have found her home in the Torf Gallery of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In an exhibit titled “Aphrodite and the Gods ...

Through the ages, Aphrodite's name has become synonymous with love, beauty and sex. But like most women — divine or not — the goddess was more complex than that. “Aphrodite and the Gods of Love,” an ...

With stunning ancient artwork, Aphrodite and the Gods of Love explores the goddess' role as the protectress and her origins and relationships with men and gods, exposing a more manipulative and ...

“Aphrodite and the Gods of Love,” the first special exhibition focused on the art and culture of ancient Greece at the San Antonio Museum of Art, opens Saturday. The show features 125 objects and ...

Aphrodite is usually referred to as the "goddess of love" in Greek mythology. But in the ancient world, the idea of love encompassed a lot more than simple romance. On Sunday, Philbrook Museum of Art ...