Venus Anadyomene (from Greek, "Venus Rising from the Sea") is one of the iconic representations of the goddess Venus (Aphrodite), made famous in a much-admired painting by Apelles, now lost, but described in Pliny's Natural History, with the anecdote that the great Apelles employed Campaspe, a mistress of Alexander the Great, for his model.
Venus Anadyomene (from Greek, "Venus Rising from the Sea") is one of the iconic representations of Venus (Aphrodite), and it was famously painted by Apelles. Although the original painting has been lost, its depiction is described in Pliny's Natural History. The story includes that Campaspe, Alexander the Great’s mistress, served as a model for this artwork.