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Juno Borrowing the Belt of Venus by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1781). The magical Girdle of Aphrodite or Venus (Greek: ἱμάς, himás: 'strap, thong'; κεστός, kestós: 'girdle, belt'; Latin: cingulum Veneri, cestus Veneris), variously interpreted as girdle, belt, breast-band, and otherwise, is one of the erotic accessories of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
A medallion painting from the House of Marcus Fabius Rufus in Pompeii, Italy, executed in the Second Style and depicting the Greco-Roman goddess Venus-Aphrodite in regalia, with diadem and scepter; it is dated to the 1st century BC. Images of Venus have been found in domestic murals, mosaics and household shrines (lararia).
The Capitoline Venus is a slightly over lifesize [1] marble statue of Venus. It is an Antonine copy of a late Hellenistic sculpture that ultimately derives from Praxiteles (Helbig 1972:128–30). It was found on the Viminal Hill during the pontificate of Clement X (1670–76) in the gardens belonging to the Stazi near San Vitale. [ 2 ]
Bellona (IPA: [bɛlˈloːna]) was an ancient Roman goddess of war. Her main attribute is the military helmet worn on her head; she often holds a sword, spear, or shield, and brandishes a torch or whip as she rides into battle in a four-horse chariot. She had many temples throughout the Roman Empire. [1]
Venus of Capua as exhibited in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Argentina in early 2019. The Venus of Capua is a sculpture made during the empire of Hadrian (117 to 138 AD). Standing on her right leg, with her left foot resting on a helmet, the Greek goddess Aphrodite (Venus, according to Roman mythology) is represented half ...
Denarius of L. Mussidius Longus (42 BC) showing Concordia on the obverse, and two statues within the balustrade of the shrine of Venus Cloacina on the reverse [1]. Cloacina was a goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima ('Greatest Drain'), the main interceptor discharge outfall of the system of sewers in Rome.
A mural of Venus Anadyomene, with the goddess wringing her hair, from the Casa del Principe di Napoli in Pompeii. According to Greek mythology, Aphrodite was born as an adult woman from the sea off Paphos in Cyprus, which also perpetually renewed her virginity. A motif of the goddess wringing out her hair is often repeated.
Venus and Mars (Botticelli) Venus and Mars (Veronese) Venus and Musician; Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to a Young Woman; Venus Asks Vulcan to Forge Arms for her Son Aeneas; Venus Blindfolding Cupid; Venus Consoling Love; Venus Disarming Cupid; Venus Disrobing for the Bath; Venus Frigida; Venus in Search of Cupid Surprises Diana ...