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Aphrodite Old Paphos, Cyprus: Petra tou Romiou The marble statue Venus de Milo, depicting the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite with missing arms, stands on a pedestal in a gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Lucas Cranach: The Judgment of Paris Aphrodite of Cnidus
Sandro Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus shows the goddess Venus standing on a seashell at the shore, with wind gods blowing from the left and a woman holding a cloak on the right.
Aphrodite and Eros, gilt bronze mirror with incised design, Greek, 4th century bce; in the Louvre, Paris. The Judgment of Paris, Hermes leading Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite to Paris, detail of a red-figure kylix by Hieron, 6th century BC; in the Staatliche Museen Antikenabteilung, Berlin Venus de Milo Venus de Milo
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If You'd Only Be My Valentine, American Valentine card, 1910. Cupid gathers a basket of red hearts from a pine tree which, in the language of flowers represents daring. Valentine's Day St. Valentine's Day February 14 love romance history and society heart In Roman mythology Cupid was the son of Venus, goddess of love (Eros and Aphrodite in the Greek Pantheon).
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James Barry (1741-1806) painting title: The Education of Achilles, oil on canvas by James Barry, c. 1772; in the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut. 102.9 x 128.9 cm Alternate title: Chiron and Achilles
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Aphrodite

Greek mythology
Also known as: Pandemos, Urania
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Aphrodite, ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. Aphrodite was widely worshipped as a goddess of the sea and of seafaring; she was also honored as a goddess of war, especially at Sparta, Thebes, Cyprus, and other places. However, she was known primarily as a goddess of love and fertility and even occasionally presided over marriage. Although prostitutes considered Aphrodite their patron, her public cult was generally solemn...

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