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Percy Jackson and the Olympians casts Aphrodite and it's a brilliant, offbeat choice for the goddess of love

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has cast Kate McKinnon as Aphrodite and what appears to be a strange choice is actually brilliant!
The Vermont CynicOpinion

How women “ought to be” in art and why it matters to you

It’s not surprising to see naked women in Classical art. If anything, it’s expected. However, female bodies and nudity are ...
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Just Whose $18 Million Statue Is Aphrodite?

A marble and limestone statue thought to be the Greek goddess Aphrodite is the most famous antiquity at the J. Paul Getty Museum. At $18 million, it's also the most expensive. But today's Los Angeles ...
Princeton University

The Birth of Aphrodite, or Venus Rising from the Froth of the Sea

Aphrodite (or Venus to the Romans) is thought to have been born near Paphos, on the island of Cyprus. According to Greek myth, Uranus and Gaia had a son named Cronus. The parents fought and Gaia ...
Greek Reporter

The Ancient Greek Queen Who Massacred All Men of Lemnos Island

Hypsipyle was the mythical ancient Greek queen of Lemnos who ruled over a matriarchal society after all the men were massacred.