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Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, 'Dawn Lord,' was a Mesoamerican god who represented a menacing aspect of Venus, the morning star, and was one of the four gods which held up the sky. The people of the ancient Americas believed his rays could damage...
Three Venus Statues
Image by Branko van Oppen

Three Venus Statues

Three marble sculptures of “Venus” (left to right): Venus of Arles (194 cm, ca. late 1st cent. BCE; Louvre inv. no. Ma 439), proper right arm and lower left arm are modern restorations; Venus of Milos (202 cm, 100-50 BCE; Louvre inv. no...
Capitoline Venus
Image by Carole Raddato

Capitoline Venus

The Capitoline Venus is a type of statue of Venus, specifically one of several Venus Pudica (modest Venus) types, of which several examples exist. The type ultimately derives from the Aphrodite of Cnidus. The so-called “Capitoline Venus”...
Black Venus of Dolni Vestonice
Image by Don Hitchcock

Black Venus of Dolni Vestonice

One of the oldest known examples of ceramic in the world, the Black Venus was found at the pre-historic site of Dolni Vestonice in Moravia, Czech Republic in 1925 CE. The figure is thought to have been sculpted between 29,000 and 25,000 years...
Temple
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Temple

A temple (from the Latin templum) is a structure usually built for the purpose of, and always dedicated to, religious or spiritual activities including prayer, meditation, sacrifice and worship. The templum was a sacred precinct defined by...
Aeneas
Definition by Liana Miate

Aeneas

In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas is a Trojan prince and the legendary founder of the Romans. He is the son of Anchises, a member of the Trojan royal family, and the goddess Aphrodite/Venus. Aeneas was one of the few Trojan heroes who escaped...
Venus of Hohle Fels
Image by Thilo Parg

Venus of Hohle Fels

Venus from Hohle Fels, carved from mammoth ivory in the Late- or Upper Paleolithic Aurignacian period and discovered near Schelklingen, Germany. It has been dated to c. 40,000 to c. 35,000 years old.
Impressions of the Venus of Milos
Image by Cindy Meijer

Impressions of the Venus of Milos

Artist impressions of the Vénus de Milo inspired by the reconstructions of Ravaisson (left) and Furtwängler (right).
Venus with Drawers
Image by Art Institute of Chicago

Venus with Drawers

The “Venus de Milos with Drawers” (1936) by Salvador Dalí (painted plaster statue, 98 cm; ArtIC ref. no. 2005.424); courtesy of The Art Institute, Chicago (through prior gift of Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman). © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador...
Konarak Sun Temple
Definition by Dr Avantika Lal

Konarak Sun Temple

The Konark or Konarak Sun temple is dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya, and, conceived as a giant stone chariot with 12 wheels, it is the most famous of the few sun temples built in India. It is located about 35 km northeast of the city...
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