A small house decorated with erotic frescoes was found during excavations in Pompeii (2 photos + 2 videos)
According to historians, this was common for that time. The frescoes, which are over 2,000 years old, are perfectly preserved. 
Archaeologists continue excavations in Pompeii, writes the Daily Mail. An unexpected find was a small house in which 2,000-year-old frescoes were perfectly preserved. The images were almost untouched. Archaeologists saw scenes of erotic content in the frescoes. One of the frescoes depicts a satyr with a nymph on a bed. 
The second fresco depicts a half-naked Phaedra and her stepson Hippolytus. Legend has it that Phaedra tried to seduce Hippolytus, but he rejected her. After that, Phaedra accused her stepson of rape and committed suicide. After that, Theseus began to take revenge on Hippolytus. As a result, Poseidon sent a wave that swallowed Hippolytus.
Another fresco depicts Venus, the goddess of love, and Adonis, her mortal lover. Young Venus fell in love with Adonis so much that she came down from heaven to him and wandered through the forests with him. Adonis died while hunting a boar that attacked the young man. Venus was inconsolable, and the world was literally left without love. Then Pluto decided to let Adonis go from the Kingdom of the Dead for half a year so that Venus could calm down. This decision suited everyone.
It is surprising that the house and frescoes have been preserved almost completely. Most likely, they were created shortly before the eruption of Vesuvius. Despite the erotic scenes, at that time this was the order of things. No one was embarrassed by love, because it is shown between the gods and written according to myths.
