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The “Aphrodite of Milos” otherwise known as the Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous of the art of ancient Greek sculpture. It is believed to depict Aphrodite (called Venus by the Romans), the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life size at 203 cm (80 inches) high, but without its arms or its original plinth. From an inscription on its now-lost plinth, it is thought to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch; it was earlier mistakenly attributed to the master sculptor Praxiteles.
It is at present on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

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In the Bible, angels are a medium of God’s power; they exist to execute God’s will. Angels reveal themselves to individuals as well as to the whole nation, to announce events, either good or bad, affecting humans. Angels foretold to Abraham the birth of Isaac, to Manoah the birth of Samson, and to Abraham the destruction of Sodom. Guardian angels were mentioned, but not, as was later the case, as guardian spirits of individuals and nations. God sent an angel to protect the Hebrew people after their exodus from Egypt, to lead them to the promised land, and to destroy the hostile tribes in their way (Ex. 23.20, Num. 20.16).

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The statue dates to about 130-90 BCE. Despite this relatively late date, its composition is a mixture of earlier styles from the Classical period of Greek sculpture. The statue is a variation on an older theme of the half nude Aphrodite originally shown admiring her reflection inside the reflective inner surface of Ares’ shield while it is balanced on her raised left knee (a replica of the older type is located at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli (Naples National Archaeological Museum), Italy. It is known as the Capuan Venus, after its findspot at the ruins of an ancient theater in nearby Capua, Italy).

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