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Aphrodite Statue, Goddess Aphrodite Commemorative Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Aphrodite was the adopted daughter of Zeus. In Roman, Phoenician and Ar menian mythologies she was Venus, Astarte and Anahid respec tively. In myth she inspired sweet passion in Gods and men beguiling even Zeus to mate with mortal women. Among her…
Funerary Stele - Marion (5th Century B.C.), 75 mils 1980 Definitive Stamp Overprinted with New Value, 100 mils, Republic of Cyprus
The illustration on this stamp is that of a limestone gravestone following Greek models. It has an inscription in the Cypriot syllabic script naming the deceased "Aristila". Excavated at Marion it is dated c.420 B.C. from the Classical Period. A…