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  2. Venus de Milo - Wikipedia

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    Since the statue's discovery, it has become one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture in the world. The Venus de Milo is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, whose Roman counterpart was Venus. Made of Parian marble, the statue is larger than life size, standing over 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high. The statue is ...

  3. Cybele - Wikipedia

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    Cybele enthroned, with lion, cornucopia, and mural crown.Roman marble, c. 50 AD.Getty Museum. Cybele (/ ˈ s ɪ b əl iː / SIB-ə-lee; [1] Phrygian: Matar Kubileya, Kubeleya "Kubeleya Mother", perhaps "Mountain Mother"; [2] Lydian: Kuvava; Greek: Κυβέλη Kybélē, Κυβήβη Kybēbē, Κύβελις Kybelis) is an Anatolian mother goddess; she may have a possible forerunner in the ...

  4. Hebe (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    It was said that Hebe, in a statue made of ivory and gold, was depicted standing beside a very large statue of Hera, which depicted the goddess seated holding a pomegranate and sceptre with a cuckoo perched on top. [39] A relief made of silver above an altar depicted the marriage of Hebe and Heracles. [39]

  5. Winged Victory of Samothrace - Wikipedia

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    The statue, in white Parian marble, depicts a winged woman, the goddess of Victory (Niké), alighting on the bow of a warship. The Nike is dressed in a long tunic (χιτών, chitôn) in a very fine fabric, with a folded flap and belted under the chest. It was attached to the shoulders by two thin straps (the restoration is not accurate).

  6. Sekhmet - Wikipedia

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    The lion-headed goddess Sekhmet is the most represented deity in most Egyptian collections worldwide. Many amulets depict her image and her numerous statues abound in Egyptian art. Many of her statues can be found in museums and archaeological sites, and her presence testifies to the historical and cultural importance of this goddess.

  7. Armed Aphrodite (NAMA 262) - Wikipedia

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    The goddess's hair is coiffed in very delicate and wavy tresses, and is tied with a ribbon and placed at the back of her head in a pigtail that is wound in a snood. [2] Across her half-exposed half-dressed chest passes the belt of her scabbard diagonally. [2] [3] She would have bore a sword on her left hand, but it is unknown what the right one ...

  8. Vesta (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Coin issued under Nero: the reverse depicts the cult statue of Vesta, holding a patera and scepter, within her hexastyle temple. Vesta (Classical Latin:) is the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion. She was rarely depicted in human form, and was more often represented by the fire of her temple in the Forum Romanum

  9. Category:Sculptures of goddesses - Wikipedia

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    María Lionza (statue) Minoan snake goddess figurines; O. Objet décoratif carré avec dieux tahitiens; ... Statue of Al-Lāt Athena; T. The Three Graces (Indianapolis)