The prominence of Greek Goddess Statues and other works of art dedicated to Greek Gods is explained by the fact that a great deal of Greek art was intended to thank the Gods for people good fortune. These statues were reflections of Greek life. The sculpture tended to humanize these myths and provide a symbol for mans purpose in life.
The most popular Goddess to sculpt was Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love and beauty. Unfortunately, most of the Greek statues did not survive so the works of today are typically replicas of the Roman Goddess of love Venus.
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