Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation

Pygmalion with his statue of a woman that comes to life. Engraving by J.N. Laugier, 1824, after A.L. Girodet-Trioson, 1819.

The evolution of the dragon / by G. Elliot Smith.

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Aphrodite

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Pygmalion with his statue of a woman that comes to life. Engraving by J.N. Laugier, 1824, after A.L. Girodet-Trioson, 1819.

The evolution of the dragon / by G. Elliot Smith.