Benghazi Venus
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Berenice Venus or "The Benghazi Venus" is an ancient Cyrenaican
Greek marble statue of the goddess of sexuality and erotic love Venus
(150-100 BC). It was found in Benghazi
, Libya
. which may have once marked the location of the legendary Lake Tritonis
. It is currently located in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya.Also known as Pentapolis in antiquity, it was part of the Creta et Cyrenaica province during the Roman period, later divided in Libia Pentapolis and Libia Sicca...
Greek marble statue of the goddess of sexuality and erotic love Venus
Venus (mythology)
Venus is a Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty, sex,sexual seduction and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths...
(150-100 BC). It was found in Benghazi
Benghazi
Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya, the main city of the Cyrenaica region , and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. The wider metropolitan area is also a district of Libya...
, Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. which may have once marked the location of the legendary Lake Tritonis
Lake Tritonis
Lake Tritonis was a large body of fresh water in northern Africa that was described in many ancient texts. Classical-era Greek writers placed the lake in what today is southern Tunisia. In details of the late myths and personal observations related by these historians, the lake was said to be named...
. It is currently located in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, commonly called The Penn Museum, is an archaeology and anthropology museum that is part of the University of Pennsylvania in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-History:An internationally renowned...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.