Selected Web Resources on Antonine
Woman as Venus
Background on Aphrodite/Venus
- Entry for Aphrodite
from Encyclopedia Mythica
- Images
of Aphrodite, both Greek and Roman (Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources);
images
of Aphrodite (Getty ArtsEdNet)
- Texts
about Aphrodite (Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources)
- more information
on Aphrodite (Mythography)
- images, stories, family tree, and additional background material on Aphrodite
(Greek Mythology Link)
Possible Connection with Faustina the Younger
- portraits
of Faustina the Younger (Faustina Minor), wife of Marcus Aurelius (Erlangen)
- Coin
of Faustina the Younger, wife of Marcus Aurelius (from the Lawrence University
catalogue, Bearers of Meaning); more
coins of Faustina the Younger (Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins): click
on Faustina the Younger on the left sidebar
Portraits of Roman Women as Gods
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