| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| The Birth of Venus |
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| A painting by Sandro Botticelli. It depicts the birth of the goddess Venus, also known as Aphrodite, from the foam of the sea. | 1 |
| ‡ The painting is often referred to humorously as “Venus on the half-shell.” | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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