Have a courageous Day of Ares aka Mars' Day aka Tuesday 
"What wonder if murderous #Eros shoots those arrows that breathe fire, and laughs bitterly with cruel eyes! Is not #Ares his mother's lover, and #Hephaistus her husband, the fire and the sword sharing her?"
Anthologia Graeca, Epigram 5.180
#Aphrodite, Ares, Eros #neoclassical gold pendant
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#DayOfAres #NeoclassicalArt #mythology
In April we celebrate the #Veneralia feast of #Venus #Aphrodite, and April 1st is also a feast of Egyptian counterpart #Hathor. Archaeologists have found a temple cornice stone at #Antinoopolis that mentions Hathor, #Antinous, #Hadrian, Empress Sabina and intersex deity #Hapi.
Do you love #Aphrodite? She is the patroness of my writing and there are more than just a few stories I wrote about her spreading and enjoying love and lust...
Read them here:
https://eroticmythology.com/tag/aphrodite?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@smutstodon @mythology @lgbtqbookstodon #erotica #FridayReads #ReadIndie
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 
"A robe out-shining the brightness of fire, [...] which shimmered like the moon over her tender breasts, a marvel to see. Also she wore twisted brooches and shining earrings in the form of flowers; and round her soft throat were lovely necklaces"
Homeric Hymn 5
#Aphrodite, painted casket, Roman Egypt, 250-300 CE
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#DayOfAphrodite #mythology #GreekRomanArt #ancientEgypt #EgyptianArt
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday
"I will sing of stately #Aphrodite, gold-crowned and beautiful, whose dominion is the walled cities of all sea-set Kypros. There the moist breath of Zephyros the westwind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea."
Homeric Hymn 6
Statuette of #Venus Anadyomene as she emerges from the ocean, 1st century CE, Condate Riedonum (Rennes), France
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#DayOfAphrodite #mythology #GreekRomanArt
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday
"Her [#Aphrodite] who restrains the bloody hands of rough Mars [#Ares], who brings peace to warring nations and holds plenty in her rich horn, mild goddess."
Seneca, Medea 62
#Venus and #Mars, 62–79 CE #Fresco from #Pompeii, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
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#DayOfAphrodite #mythology #GreekRomanArt #FrescoFriday
9 March is the wedding anniversary of #Aphrodite and #Adonis, with whom #Antinous is oft identified. This is a good night for Love Magic and for reaffirming commitments. See how here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/03/we-celebrate-wedding-of-venusaphrodite.html Art photography: #Farnese #Antinoos/Adonis by #AndréDurand
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday
Kypris [Aphrodite] to the Muses: "Honour #Aphrodite, girls, or I will arm Eros against you."
And the Muses to Kypris: "Tell that to #Ares. Your little boy has no wings to fly to us."
Greek Anthology, 9.39
Attic marble votive relief to Ares and Aphrodite, second half of the 5th century BCE
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#DayOfAphrodite #mythology #GreekRomanArt
[CW couple tout nu en plein câlin]
1er mars, il est temps de dire au revoir à la saison d'Aphrodite et de saluer celle d'Arès.
Mais ces deux-là sont toujours intimement liés, n'est-ce pas ?
Cette aquarelle originale est disponible dans la boutique en ligne : https://www.aemarielle.com/produit/aphrodite-et-ares-aquarelle-originale/
@AimeeMaroux I think we need to invoke #Aphrodite far more oftenthan we already do
And any other deities that are connected to qualities we need to draw upon during these bleak times
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday
"She lay down at his side and conceived #Eros, who partly because he is naturally a lover of the beautiful, and because #Aphrodite is herself beautiful, and also because he was born on her birthday, is her follower and attendant."
Plato, Symposium 178
Aphrodite, Eros, and Erotes, Roman fresco, #Pompeii
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#DayOfAphrodite #mythology #GreekRomanArt #FrescoFriday
#Naukratis #Antinous / #Apollo head Berlin's #AltesMuseum. Crowned with myrtle wreath sacred to #Aphrodite / #Venus. #Antinoos and #Hadrian visited Naukratis, #Heracleion / #Hierakleion and #Canopus in 130 AD. Grieving Hadrian returned alone to Canopus in February 131. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/02/grieving-hadrian-returns-to-canopus.html
[Nudité]
J'ai commandé 2 exemplaires supplémentaires du tirage d'art d'Aphrodite au cas où des personnes auraient loupé la précommande. 
Si c'est votre cas, la déesse de l'amour vous attend ici :
https://www.aemarielle.com/produit/tirage-art-aphrodite-aquarelle/
Pour mémoire, il s'agit d'une édition limitée sur papier aquarelle à grain fin, format 20 cm x 30 cm.
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday
"Over the silver on dancing dolphins ride guileful Eros and laughing Himeros (Desire), and the chorus of bow-backed fish plunging in the waves sports with Paphia [Aphrodite] where she swims."
The Anacreontea, Fragment 57
Marble statue of #Aphrodite with a dolphin
Have a joyful #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology! 
"Put vines on it for me with bunches of grapes on them [. . .] the #Satyrs laughing, Erotes (Loves) all in gold, Kythere [Aphrodite] laughing together with handsome Lyaios [#Dionysos], #Eros and #Aphrodite."
The Anacreontea, Fragment 4
Detail from an Ionian black-figure clay vase, about 530 BCE, Niarchos Collection, #Athens
It must be some kind of #pagan #witchcraft sign that #ValentinesDay associated with #Cupid and #Eros fell on a #Friday associated with #Venus and #Aphrodite.
Especially since some mythologies have #Eros as the son of #Aphrodite while both are deities of love.
Slightly less important, this year my birthday fell on the same day of the week as it did my birth year. 
Could this be subtle messaging?
Happy #ValentinesDay!
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday
"Cyprus-born Kythereia [Aphrodite], weaver of wiles, to honour you Zeus gave you this special gift. For you overwhelm the sound minds of men and there is no one strong or clever enough to escape you."
Theognis, Fragment 1.1386
#Aphrodite on a date with #Adonis, her son #Eros bringing them snacks! Red figure bell krater 370-360 BCE
Sur le blog | Mes différentes interprétations d'Aphrodite à l'aquarelle (attention y en a une très 
) au fil des années.
We can all use a good bum for #MondayMotivation right?
#Aphrodite with her son #Eros getting ready for #ValentinesDay 
