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Falling in Love in ancient Greece

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‘Eros: from Hesiod’s theogony to late Antiquity’ in an Athenian exhibition

Just one month left to look through a unique exhibition dedicated to the Greek (and later Roman) god of love, Eros. The show includes over two hundred and seventy ancient objects, dating from the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD, brought together from 50 museums in Greece, Cyprus, Italy and the Louvre in France. The exhibition runs through April 5, 2010 at the Cycladic Art Museum in Athens.

The exhibition is divided into nine thematic units, encompassing all interpretations and manifestations of Eros throughout his existence in Antiquity, from his very first emergence in Hesiod’s texts until the prevalence of Christianity: Εros and Αphrodite, Qualities and Activities of Eros, Love Affairs and Weddings of Gods and Heroes, Love Affairs and Weddings of Mortals, Love Affairs that changed the course of history, Remunerated Love, Homoerotic Love, Bucolic Love Affairs and Ithyphallic divinities.

The exhibition is curated by the Director of the Museum of Cycladic Art, Professor Nicholas Chr. Stampolidis, in collaboration with Yorgos Tassoulas, curator of the Museum and is realized in cooperation with the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Cypriot Department of Antiquities, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Regional government of Sicily, the Louvre Museum and with the support of the City of Athens.

For more information please visit: http://www.onculture.eu, http://eros.fabulous.gr/