Venus De Milo
by: Nong Yang

Entrancing and captivating the millions of viewers who grace her presence every year, her name, face, and body are world renowned. Alabaster skin, so smooth and chiseled that the envy of all Greek goddesses would be incurred. Modeled in the ancient world to epitomize the beauty of Aphrodite, the symbolism of such wonderment barely survives throughout the centuries. Unrivaled beauty, grace, and poise eternally etched in stone.

Not exactly the face that launched a thousand ships; however, an origin story that appears to be equally mythological. The mystery of her creator once mystified all intellectual minds alike, yet now that he is known the name Alexandros of Antioch does not eclipse that of his creation.

A goddess in her own right, she welcomes each day and bids good bye each night without a wave. Such a serene smile, an unblinking gaze, an unarmed stature that will endure throughout all of time.