Essays about: "Aphrodite"

Found 2 essays containing the word Aphrodite.

  1. 1. Forever young : A study of the correspondence between sculptures of Aphrodite and Venus and the female physical ideal in ancient literature

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Tobias Krönström; [2020]
    Keywords : Venus; Aphrodite; beauty; sculpture; beauty ideals;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore how the goddesses of beauty Aphrodite and Venus were portrayed in sculpture in comparison to physical beauty, as attested in ancient texts. The study uses iconography and iconology to analyse the sculptures and semiotics to analyse the ancient texts. READ MORE

  3. 2. The females of Labraunda : Presence or absence?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Klara Lagerlöf; [2014]
    Keywords : Labraunda; Sanctuary; Zeus Labraundos; Visiting gods; Female representation; Mortals; Immortals; Kybele; Artemis; Nike; Hestia; Aphrodite; Hera; Athena; Artemisia; Julia Domna; Terracotta figurines; Sculptures; Reliefs; Inscriptions; Pottery;

    Abstract : The history of the Zeus sanctuary Labraunda in Karia began in the Archaic period and continued until Late Antiquity. The focus of this paper is to investigate a side of the sanctuary which hitherto has not been subject to extensive study: the females of Labraunda, both immortal and mortal. READ MORE