The Venus of Milo
- Subtitle
- an archeological study of the goddess of womanhood
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1. Front matter2. THE VENUS OF MILO3. THE DISCOVERY OF A RARE ART TREASURE.4. DUMONT D’URVILLE’S REPORT.5. VISCOUNT MARCELLUS ON HIS “SOUVENIRS.”6. DEBAY’S DRAWING.7. A DESCRIPTION OF THE STATUE.8. RESTORATIONS.9. RECENT THEORIES.10. WHAT THE FACTS REVEAL.11. THE MEANING OF “APHRODITE.”12. THE CULT OF APHRODITE.13. THE GODDESS OF WAR.14. THE DESCENT INTO HADES.15. THE MAGNA DEA OF THE NATIONS.16. THE ORIGIN OF WOMAN.17. APHRODITE IN ART.18. CLASSICAL HYMNS.19. INDEX.