Ancient Civilizations

ATHENIAN GREEK ORATOR GOD BACCHUS DIONYSUS BOY WITH THORN HELLENISTIC HUNTING APOLLO WITH DOG

VENUS DE MILO STATUE 72″ LEFESIZE MUSEUM REPLICA OLYMPIC DISCOBOLUS STATUE 68″ LIFESIZE MUSEM REPLICA APHRODITE VENUS OF ARLES STATUE 80″ LIFESIZE MUSEUM REPLICA VENUS APHRODITE 53″ MUSEUM REPLICA STATUE

Atlantis?True Story or Cautionary Tale? By Willie Drye If the writing of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato had not contained so much truth about the human condition, his name would have been forgotten centuries ago. Enlarge Illustration of a cove on the mythical island of Atlantis Photograph by Mary Evans Picture Library/Everett Collection But one [...]

In Ancient Greece, fertility was taken from the Human Body Early Biblical women and given to the men both in their religion History of Sex Early Mediterranean and through phallic iconization. Zeus’ penis became the womb for the gods and Paraphilias Aztec Empire according to Greek mythology it was Zeus who Pleasures of Sex Mayan [...]

Definition: Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, is considered the founder of the family and the state and the one who maintains public reverence for the gods. Her parents are Cronus and Rhea, making Hestia the sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, and Demeter. Therefore she is sometimes considered one of the twelve Olympians. Hestia [...]

Venus de Milo at the Louvre. A look at the Roman goddess Venus as distinct from the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Fertility Goddess The goddess of love has an ancient history. Ishtar/Astarte was the Semitic goddess of love. In Greece this goddess was called Aphrodite. Aphrodite was worshiped especially on the islands of Cyprus and Kythera. [...]