Leaning on a statuette, Venus holds her regular attribute, an apple. The original pigments are well preserved, accentuating her naked flesh. The holes in her ears indicate that she once wore earrings. An Imperial Goddess In Roman religion, Venus acquired a more matronly character than Aphrodite, and empresses were regularly identified with her. Denoting wifely virtues of fertility and decency, Venus's figure types were used for portrait sculptures of both imperial and citizen women.
This gem depicting Livia, wife of Augustus, demonstrates a way in which the Roman imperial family presented links to their mythical ancestor. The empress's gown slips off one shoulder in a manner that evokes images of the goddess such as this silver and gold statuette and this figure adorned with an earring , also on view in the exhibition , as does her hairstyle.
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Aphrodite's mode of transportation was a flying chariot pulled by sparrows. Aphrodite had a girdle that was capable of making others fall in love with whoever wore it. Hera was known to borrow the belt on occasion. Aphrodite was capable of making a couple fall in love again if they were fighting.
Aphrodite won a beauty contest against Athena and Hera, by providing Paris, a mortal, with a promise of love from Helen, the most beautiful mortal woman in the world. The prize of the contest was a golden apple marked 'For the Fairest'. Because a wild boar was said to have killed Adonis, a mortal that Aphrodite loved, the ancient Greeks would not sacrifice a pig to her.
A sculptor named Pygmalion fell in love with a sculpture he created and Aphrodite made the sculpture come alive for him. Aphrodite fell in love with Adonis, a mortal, when he was born and sent Persephone to raise him and care for him as he grew up. Once he was grown, both Aphrodite and Persephone wanted him.
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