among them was an almost-whole sculpture of the Greek goddess of love and beauty "Aphrodite". For archaeologists, the sculpture of Aphrodite (Venus in Rome) is an unprecedented find in the Middle ...

the white marble sculpture was likely inspired by the Aphrodite of Praxiteles as interpreted by the Neoclassical Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen in the 1800s. The fact that these goddesses can ...

The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration.

The blindfold has come off a new Lady of Justice statue in the Supreme Court and the Constitution has replaced the sword in one of its hands to send a message that the law is not blind in the ...

Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent The seven-foot-tall Apollo Belvedere is thought to be a Roman copy of a Greek statue. Stefano ...

A group from the Beigang Chaotian Temple in Taiwan has presented a gold statue of the Taoist sea goddess Mazu to Pope Francis at the Vatican, hoping the effigy will serve as a bridge between ...

This year’s celebrations feature a 12ft traditional statue of the Goddess crafted in the ‘chala-style’ and adorned with ‘sela’. Since its establishment in 1935, the pandal has provided a ...

A legal fight over whether a prized ancient Greek statue at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles should be returned to Italy will head to Europe's highest court, an attorney said Friday in Rome.

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing ... Inside stood a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of ...

Your support makes all the difference. A newly unveiled statue of the goddess of justice without her customary blindfold has prompted discussion about the judiciary’s role in modern India.

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...