Where goddesses loved and fought
By Zhao Xu |
China Daily |
Updated: 2018-12-22 10:10
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From Artemis the maiden goddess to Hera the faithful wife and guardian of marriage to Aphrodite the eternal lover, the three deities, all enshrined on the Turkish land at one time, made up a prism to womanhood.
The Aphrodite of Aphrodisias, on view at the on-site museum, is carved out of quality white marble, for which the area was famous. (It must be noted that although in Greek mythology Aphrodite is depicted as having the best proportioned female body, the marble statue is in fact more matronly than sensuous.)
The plentiful storage of the stone also resulted in an abundance of marble sculptures, of both gods and emperors, which have been unearthed during archaeological excavation of the city and now populate the museum.
