“In 1969, aptly named American archeologist Iris Cornelia Love unearthed Aphrodite’s temple but failed to find the original statue.” — Anna Rohleder
Aside from being a potentially perfect opening quote for a novel, this excerpt points to one of the great tragedies in the history of art. The original sculptor, Praxiteles, is considered the most masterful sculptor of the ancient world. Yet we only know of his work through the copies made by his admirers, an example of which is seen below:
Torso of Aphrodite, 1st century B.C. Greek. Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund. Photo copyright 1987, courtesy Detroit Institute of Arts.
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Mysterious Artemis 