Statue of Venus - Seville Archeological Museum
N 37° 22.250 W 005° 59.231
30S E 235476 N 4140198
This sculpture represents the goddess Aphrodite Anadyomene, naked, emerging from the sea at the time of her birth. She is accompanied by a dolphin and is holding a colocasia leaf in her left hand.
Waymark Code: WMN3T9
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 12/21/2014
Views: 4
The cloak which she wears only covers the lower part of her body from behind, and the figure must have been holding this cloak at the front at the level of the pubic bone with her right hand, which is missing. Remains of reddish polychrome can be seen in the folds of the cloth.
Venus is the Roman goddess whose functions encompassed love, beauty, sex, fertility, prosperity and desire. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor. Venus was central to many religious festivals, and was venerated in Roman religion under numerous cult titles.
The Romans adapted the myths and iconography of her Greek counterpart Aphrodite for Roman art and Latin literature. In the later classical tradition of the West, Venus becomes one of the most widely referenced deities of Greco-Roman mythology as the embodiment of love and sexuality.
Associated Religion(s): Greco-Roman
Statue Location: Seville Archeological Museum
Entrance Fee: Free for EU citizens, otherwise 1€50
Artist: Unknown
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