Venus and Mars. 1890 illustration by French painter Francois de Troy (1645-1730) depicting the Ancient Greek goddess of love Venus (lower centre) with

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Venus and Mars. 1890 illustration by French painter Francois de Troy (1645-1730) depicting the Ancient Greek goddess of love Venus (lower centre) with the god of war Mars (upper centre). According to Ancient Greek mythology, Venus and Mars were lovers, uniting the opposites of male and female and love and war.

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Photo credit: © COLLECTION ABECASIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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