THE LOVE AFFAIR
The love affair of Aphrodite and Ares. Wall painting copying an original painting from early Hellenistic era, when this theme was very popular. Helios intrudes on the affair, because he discovered them with his all-seeing eye. Their young guardian, Alektrion (rooster), who did not wake them up before the sun came up, has fallen asleep. [Mural from Pompeii, 10 B.C., Naples Museo Nazionale Archeologico]