Anaxander ( Greek Ἀναξάνδρα ; ca. 220s BC) is an ancient Greek artist [1] . Daughter and student of Nilkes , an artist of mythological and genre scenes [2] . Years of activity approx. 228 BC er [3] Mentioned by Clement of Alexandria , a 2nd-century Christian theologian, in his section Stromateis (Miscellaneous) entitled " Women, as well as men, capable of perfection ." as its source. Clement quotes the lost work of the Hellenistic scholar Didim Halcenter (I century BC). [four]
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Memory
In 1994, the International Astronomical Union named her a large crater (20 km in diameter) on Venus [5] . Writer Caroline B. Cooney named her the main character of his novel The Goddess of Yesterday (2003) , which takes place during the Trojan War [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Ellet, EF Women artists in all ages and countries. - New York: Harper & Bros., 1859.
- ↑ Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. - New York: Harper & Brothers., 1851. - P. 163.
- ↑ Id.
- ↑ edited, Lucrezia Marinella ;. The Nobility and Vices of Men. - 2nd. - Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. - P. 91. - ISBN 9780226505503 .
- ↑ Cattermole, Peter. Atlas of Venus. - 1. publ. - Cambridge [ua]: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1997. - P. 113. - ISBN 0521496527 .
- Oney Cooney, Caroline B. Goddess of yesterday. - New York: Delacorte Press, 2002. - ISBN 9780385729451 .
Literature
- Anaxandra in William Smith Dictionary of the Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology at the Ancient Library. Accessed September 2007
- Women Artists, Elizabeth Fries Ellet, New York, 1859. At Google book search.
- Painting of Ancient Sikyon at Ancient Greek Cities, (1997) Ellen Papakyriakou / Anagnostou. Accessed September 2007
- Anaxandra crater Venus Crater database, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2007
- Anaxandra crater Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Accessed September 2007