F10.2 APHRODITE, ARES & EROS | VENUS, MARS & CUPID

Museum Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Fresco, Imperial Roman IV Style
Context: Pompeii, House of Mars and Venus
Date: C1st AD
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

Venus (Aphrodite) reclines half-naked in the arms of Mars (Ares) the god of war. Their sons, the winged Cupid (Eros) and wingless Formido (Phobos) (?), play with the arms of the god.

ARTICLES

Aphrodite, Ares, Eros, Phobos