While Hephaestus was absent working in his workshop, Aphrodite would keep their marital bed warm making love to Ares.
Ares, on the other hand, was handsome and well-built, as he was the god of war and proved to be a far more suitable partner for the goddess of beauty. You see, Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, the god of metallurgy and fire, who was considered to be the ugliest among the twelve Olympian gods. She might be pampering herself before visiting Ares, her secret lover. She seems to be preoccupied with her hairstyle. On her right hand, she holds a little mirror- now lost- while with her left hand she gently touches her hair. Aphrodite and her lover AresĪphrodite is bathing, half-naked. Her figure is imprinted in our mind emerging out of a shell and bathing carefree, wearing only a few drops of her favourite perfume, just like an ancient Marilyn Monroe.
Representations of Aphrodite are usually encountered in statues and statuettes of various forms and sizes. Here below, you will discover two Aphrodite statuettes revealing two stories of love and lust.Īphrodite is known to be the goddess of beauty, love, desire, marriage and family.
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