From Denbigh To Jack’s Hill: Valerie Thompson’s Garden (Part 1)
A country girl at heart, Thompson’s passion for flora and fauna was passed down from her mother, who instilled in her a love ...
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The Most Famous Statues of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty
Profile of the statue of Aphrodite of Milos (Venus de Milo) at the Louvre Museum. Credit: Bradley Weber / Flickr CC BY 2.0 She embodies the universal concepts of beauty, sexual love, and fertility, ...
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Aphrodite and the Gods of Love
While Homer describes Aphrodite as the daughter of the deities Zeus and Dione, Hesiod tells of her marine birth from the severed genitals of the primordial god Ouranos. The oil jar at right elegantly ...