Agalmatophilia. The love for the statues in the Ancient World: the Cnidian Aphrodite and the case of Pygmalion
The sexual attraction to statues, also known as 'agalmatophilia', seems to be prevalent in the Ancient World: the case of the Cnidian Aphrodite is of particular interest. According to multiples ancient sources, this statue, made by Praxiteles was able to arouse the erotic desire in the obs...
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University of Bologna
2013-02-01
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| Online Access: | http://psicoart.unibo.it/article/view/3452 |