Anadyomene Stellata
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 ...

Anadyomene (alga)
''Anadyomene'' is a genus of thalloid green algae 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 AlgaeBase is a global species database of information on all groups of algae, both seaweed, marine and freshwater algae, freshwater, as well as sea-grass. History AlgaeBase began in March 1996, founded by Michael D. Guiry, Michael Guiry. Text ... Cladophorales genera Anadyomenaceae {{ulvoph ...
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Venus Anadyomene
''Venus Anadyomene'' (, "Venus, Rising from the Sea") is one of the iconic representations of the goddess Venus (mythology), Venus (Aphrodite), made famous in a much-admired painting by Apelles, now lost, but described in Natural History (encyclopedia), 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 Eleusinian Mysteries, 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 ...
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