Aphrodite represented in Art As the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite holds great power over both mortals and immortals. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that she is featured in numerous myths, poems and plays; likewise, there are many representations of Aphrodite in sculpture and painting. Aphrodite remained a popular figure for artists through the ages, continuously being reborn in the latest model of female beauty. While several legends of Aphrodite stress themes …showed first 75 words of 1562 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1562 total…she does have her traditional cloth garment. When it is all said and done, Aphrodite's stature as the goddess of love and fertility find their way onto the canvas or chiseled in stone. She is an ideal figure to capture because of the many ways in which the attributes she represents can be captured. Regardless of the artist or sculptor, her attributes are captured through the artists rendition accompanied by the influence of the time-period.