Ruins of the ancient temple of Aphrodite, or Venus, in Attica, Greece. The priest house and the temple

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The ancient sanctuary of Aphrodite, or Venus was located next to the Holy Road (Iera odos) which connected Athens to Eleusis. It dates to the 5th century BCE. It included a small temple, a house for guests and one for the priests. Visitors used to place offerings to the goddess inside the carved holes on the rock, asking for love, health and fertility.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Athens, Greece
Photo credit: © Kostantinos Livadas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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