Armed Aphrodite (NAMA 262)

The Armed Aphrodite (Greek: Ένοπλη Αφροδίτη) is a marble Roman lifesize sculpture of the first century AD, depicting Aphrodite Areia, or the war-like aspect of the Greek goddess Aphrodite (known to the Romans as Venus), who was more commonly worshipped as a goddess of beauty and love. It is modelled after a lost Greek original of the fourth century BC made by Polykleitos the Younger, and adorned the sanctuary of Asclepius in Epidaurus.

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Armed Aphrodite (NAMA 262)

The Armed Aphrodite (Greek: Ένοπλη Αφροδίτη) is a marble Roman lifesize sculpture of the first century AD, depicting Aphrodite Areia, or the war-like aspect of the Greek goddess Aphrodite (known to the Romans as Venus), who was more commonly worshipped as a goddess of beauty and love. It is modelled after a lost Greek original of the fourth century BC made by Polykleitos the Younger, and adorned the sanctuary of Asclepius in Epidaurus.

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