Aphrodite Hypolympidia

Aphrodite Hypolympidia
Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Ὑπολυμπιδία
The statue today in Dion
Year2nd century BC
CatalogueNo 383
MediumMarble
MovementHellenistic
Subjectthe goddess Aphrodite
Dimensions113 cm × 48 cm (44 in × 19 in)
ConditionThree pieces
LocationArchaeological Museum, Dion
OwnerGreece

Aphrodite Hypolympidia (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Ὑπολυμπιδία, romanizedAphrodítē Hupolumpidía, lit.'Aphrodite from below Mount Olympus') is a second-century BC smaller than lifesize Greek marble sculpture depicting Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty and desire. It was discovered in the Temple of Isis in Dion, a town in the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. It is now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Dion with accession number 383.