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Aphrodite


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KEY TEST WORDS: (Know the material behind these items.)
Aphrodite, Venus, Dione, Aphros, foam of the sea, Cythera, Cyprus, Hephaestus, Anchises, Aeneas, Adonis, dove, sparrow, swan, ram, hare, rose, myrtle, apple.

FOOTNOTES:
The scene of her birth from the sea was represented by Pheidias, on the base of the statue of Zeus at Olympia, as taking place in presence of the gods of Olympus, she is being received by Eros, who elsewhere is called her son. One of the most famous pictures of Apelles represented her as rising out of the sea. To indicate her connection with Ares she was represented as Venus Victrix, standing with one foot on a helmet and with both arms raising a shield. Of this type are the Venus of Capua and the Venus of Milo.

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