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") represents Venus (Aphrodite) and is associated with a painting by Apelles, which was admired in Pliny's Natural History. The anecdote mentions that Campaspe, Alexander the Great’s mistress, served as a model for this artwork.