Venus De Milo also known as Aphrodite of Milos is a Hellenistic statue located at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. She was discovered on the island Melos in 1820 by a French Navy Officer, Voutier, and a farmer. It's believed to have been created in the 2nd century B.C. possibly around 150 B.C. by Alexandros of Antioch. She's nearly nude with stands at 6 ft and 8 inches tall, and like many Greek statues, she's missing her arms. It's believed that she is supposed to represent a Goddess, possibly of Aphrodite or Artemis or Danaid, or Amphitrite.
The thing that is shrouded in mystery with this one is what she's doing with her arms. It's believed that she may be doing something with her hands, but since they were broken before or during her discovery it's unknown.
Some believe that she's holding something or leaning on something. It's possible that there may have been another human in it possibly resting her elbow on Ares' shoulder. She could have been holding an apple, bow, amphora, mirror, crown, shield. It's unknown and will likely never be known.
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