Terracotta disk with Aphrodite riding on a goose

Greek

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

The goose, a domesticated bird since Homeric times, was known in antiquity for keeping watch, having a voracious appetite, and requiring little care. While Aphrodite may be connected with other birds, she is more commonly associated with the swan than the goose. Geese were sacred birds of the Roman gods Juno, Mars Thincsus (a Germanic god of war), and Priapus.

Terracotta disk with Aphrodite riding on a goose, Terracotta, Greek

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