Anadyomene (Rautavaara)
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Anadyomene may refer to: *Anadyomene (alga), a species of alga *Venus Anadyomene, a representation of the goddess Venus/Aphrodite *''Anadyomene'' (Adoration of Aphrodite), an orchestral composition by Einojuhani Rautavaara Einojuhani Rautavaara (; 9 October 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Finnish composer of classical music. Among the most notable Finnish composers since Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Rautavaara wrote a List of compositions by Einojuhani Rautavaara, gre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anadyomene (alga)
''Anadyomene'' is a genus of thalloid green algae The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ... comprising 19 species. Specimens can reach around in size. Species The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are: *''A. aruensis'' *''A. brownii'' *''A. circumsepta'' *''A. crispa'' *''A. eseptata'' *''A. flabellata'' *''A. howei'' *''A. lacerata'' *''A. leclancheri'' *''A. lenormandii'' *''A. linkiana'' *''A. menziesii'' *''A. muelleri'' *''A. pavonina'' *''A. plicata'' *''A. rhizoidifera'' *''A. saldanhae'' *''A. stellata'' *''A. wrightii'' References * External linksImagesof ''Anadyomene'' at Algaebase Cladophorales genera Anadyomenaceae {{ulvop ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Venus Anadyomene
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. According to Athenaeus, the idea of Aphrodite rising from the sea was inspired by the courtesan Phryne, who, during the time of the festivals of the Eleusinia and Poseidonia, often swam nude in the sea. A scallop shell, often found in Venus Anadyomenes, is a symbol of the female vulva. The subject never entirely disappeared in Western art, and revived greatly in the Italian Renaissance, with further boosts in the Baroque and Rococo, and in late 19th-century Academic painting. At least one central female nude is practically required in the subject, which has contributed to its popularity. Antiquity According to Greek mythology, Aphr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |