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	$168.00 Category: Greek Art > Greek Statues Size: 20"H (50cm) Item Type: Statue Material: Bonded Stone Weight (lbs): 20 lbs, ship wt: 25 lbs, ship box: 24x20x12 Stock Status: In Stock Availability: Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business Days Product Code: G-068SM

Description   Louvre Museum, Paris. 200 B.C. Her graceful body symbolizes an ideal of beauty that many long for but none attain. The French named her the Venus of Milo. In 1820 a peasant named Yorgos found her broken body in an underground cavern on the Aegean island of Melos. Later she was taken out of Greece under unclear circumstances to be taken to Paris where she was to be admired by the millions of visitors to that country's great museum-the Louvre! Aphrodite was the Goddess of Love, identified in Rome with Venus. Although Homer describes Aphrodite as the daughter of Zeus and Dion, the more popular view was that she was conceived in the foam of the ocean from the seed of Uranus. Dropped there when he was castrated, her name meaning "foam-born". Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, but she loved Ares and she was known for her many love affairs, notably with Adonis and Anchises.   Features Category: Greek Art Reproductions Description: Aphrodite of Melos Sculpture - Large Item: G-068SM Size: 20"H (50cm) Statue casting stone marble base, antique stone finish Related Products... Greek Symbol of Peace Sculpture Asclepios, Greek God of Medicine - Small Cycladic Goddess Standing Statue Athena Standing with Shield Statue   $82.00 Add   $50.00 Add   $40.00 Add   $62.00 Add Cycladic Lovers with Arms Interlocking Statue Greek Set of 10 Miniature Statues Alexander the Great Macedonian King Bust Hercules Wrestling the Lion Relief   $39.00 Add   $29.25 Add   $42.00 Add   $42.00 Add

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