One of our most city's beautiful treasures is the statue of the naked lady at the pinnacle of the center-stage artwork at the Majestic Theatre. Often before the lights went down for a show, I have ...

With stunning ancient artwork, Aphrodite and the Gods of Love explores the goddess' role as the protectress and her origins and relationships with men and gods, exposing a more manipulative and ...

No mythological figure has endured in the cultural imagination quite so successfully as Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, known to the Greeks as Aphrodite. The daughter of Zeus and mother ...

It’s Valentine’s Day today. What more appropriate time could we have for the planet that represents the goddess of love to shine at its stunning brightest in the west for several hours after sunset?

Everyone’s heard a thing or two about Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty; Neptune, the god of the sea; Thor, the god of lightning; and Ra, the god of the sun. But how well would you be able to ...

Cupid, the ancient Roman god of love, is a universal symbol of Valentine’s Day who has inspired artists for centuries. Often appearing as a winged infant in artists’ depictions, carrying a bow and a ...

Christened “Venus” after the Roman goddess of love and beauty Christened “Venus” after the Roman goddess of love and beauty is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric ...