Venus durmiente - Medellin, Colombia
Posted by: DougK
N 06° 14.750 W 075° 34.101
18N E 437128 N 690413
Venus durmiente is a large sculpture of the goddess Venus, sleeping in Parque San Antonio.
Waymark Code: WMM8H3
Location: Colombia
Date Posted: 08/10/2014
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Venus durmiente is a large sculpture by
Fernando Botero in
Parque San Antonio. It depicts the goddess Venus Sleeping.
Wikipedia tells us about Venus:
Venus is the Roman goddess whose functions encompassed love, beauty, sex, fertility and prosperity. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor. Venus was central to many religious festivals, and was venerated in Roman religion under numerous cult titles.
The sculpture can be seen in Google Street View.