[LCC] Question about an engraving

Terrence Lockyer lockyert at mweb.co.za
Wed Jul 14 03:40:34 PDT 2010


Can anyone identify the source / artist of, or provide any more information 
about, the engraving of a girl dressed in a modern depiction of a Greek 
huntress' costume embracing another in more conventionally feminine dress 
shown at

http://www.bilerico.com/gloria/bilcythere.jpg

The only context I have is the post at

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/06/beautiful_cytherea_classic_lesbian_art.php

where the engraving is described as "Victorian" (but in period or locale?) 
and the title, or name of one of the figures, given as "Cythere", French for 
Greek Kythereia, an epithet of Aphrodite (whom the Romans identified with 
Venus).  As I'm not aware of Aphrodite generally being associated with the 
garb of a huntress (as opposed to Artemis especially), I'm assuming that if 
one of the figures is she, it must be the non-huntress.


Terrence Lockyer
Johannesburg, South Africa 





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