LOVEROMANSThroughout his career as a filmmaker, Roman Polanski has circled the subject of sex, its aberrations, its delights, and its risks. His twenty feature films are remarkably varied, yet characteristically probe the compelling, contradictory, and enchanting nature of human sexual b...
I only, Kypris, am an unwarlike goddess. I have no queenship of the gods, wield no warlike spear, nor draw the bow. But wherefore am I so sore afraid, when for spear I have, as it were, a swift lance, the honeyed girdle of the Erotes (Loves)! I have my girdle, I ply my ...
Her love for Adonis, a handsome Cypriot youth who was tragically killed by a boar. <<More>>Her love for Ankhises (Anchises), a shepherd-prince. <<More>>The judgement of Paris in which the goddess was awarded the prize of the golden apple in return for promising Paris Helene in ...
Ceres- (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter Amor,Cupid- (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros Sol- (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios ...
Roman Gods and Goddesses Discover the legends and myths surrounding the gods and deities such as Jupiter, Mars and Cupid that were worshipped by the Ancient Romans. The religious beliefs of the ancient Romans was based on an extraordinary number of gods and goddesses. ...
is the name of their goddess of love and beauty. Mars was named after the Roman god of war for its red color.Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Therefore, the Romans gave it the name of the king of their gods. They then named its neighboring ringed (有环的) planet ...
The punishment of Ixion, who was chained to a fiery wheel for attempting to violate the goddess. <<More>>The assisting of the Argonauts in their quest for the golden fleece, their leader Iason (Jason) being one of her favourites. <<More>>...
“Venus was the Roman goddess of prosperity and victory as well as love. ”(维纳斯是古罗马的繁荣女神,胜利女神,也是爱神。)在这个句子中,Roman 用于修饰“goddess”(女神),表明维纳斯是古罗马的女神。 此外,Roman 还有一些常见的搭配和相关词汇,如“Roman nose”(罗马鼻)、“Roman candle”(罗马蜡烛,一种...
In Greek mythology Leto was one of the female Titans, a bride of Zeus, and the mother of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. She was the goddess of motherhood and, with her children, a protectress of the young. When Leto was pregant with the twins she was
Despite being named after the Greek goddess of love, it’s the Roman remains that you’re going to fall head over heels for at Aphrodisia. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 2017, Aphrodisia was largely deserted after an earthquake, so it’s been untouched for over 1,5...