Sylvia Ji
Dionaea, 2023
Ink and watercolour on paper, framed
21.6 x 27.9 cm
8 1/2 x 11 in
8 1/2 x 11 in
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The plant's common name (originally 'Venus's flytrap') refers to Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The genus name, Dionaea ('daughter of Dione'), refers to the Greek goddess Aphrodite, the ancient...
The plant's common name (originally "Venus's flytrap") refers to Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The genus name, Dionaea ("daughter of Dione"), refers to the Greek goddess Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. She was known primarily as a goddess of love and fertility and occasionally presided over marriage.
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