The ancient Greek gods, the immortal characters of Greek mythology, remain a fascination around the world as do their unusual powers.

During archaeological excavations conducted in the ancient city of Aspendos in the Serik region of Antalya, statues of Zeus and Aphrodite dating back to the Roman era and more than 2000 years old were ...

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.

AMMAN — New archaeological discoveries in Jerash have been described as “priceless” by historians and archaeologists, among them was an almost-whole sculpture of the Greek goddess of love and beauty ...

For those who think that ancient Greece was all philosophy and marathons, a scintillating exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston proves otherwise. Just in time for Valentine's Day, Aphrodite and ...

At the heart of Greek mythology stands Olympus — and the twelve Olympian Gods who ruled it. Zeus, Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis, and the rest were not distant creators, but active, flawed, ...

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