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title: Aphrodite Killing the Giant
author: Mina Bulic
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3612/aphrodite-killing-the-giant/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Aphrodite Killing the Giant

_Authored by [Mina Bulic](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/mali.smor/)_

## Image File

[![Aphrodite Killing the Giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3612.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3612.jpg)

## Image Caption

Detail from the [Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/) Altar's north frieze (The frieze depicts the Gigantomachy); [Aphrodite](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/) killing the [giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/); built in 2nd century BCE; Today in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.

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## About the Author

Mina is a pan-European lover of photography and art history: She has lived in Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, and Germany.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Bulic, M. (2015, February 06). Aphrodite Killing the Giant. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3612/aphrodite-killing-the-giant/>
### Chicago
Bulic, Mina. "Aphrodite Killing the Giant." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 06, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3612/aphrodite-killing-the-giant/>.
### MLA
Bulic, Mina. "Aphrodite Killing the Giant." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Feb 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3612/aphrodite-killing-the-giant/>.

## License & Copyright

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