The statue of the Greek goddess Venus, located in the middle of the fountain at Shoshil Lodge in Mymensingh city, has been destroyed. Attackers broke it on Monday around 4:30 in the afternoon.
"As an antique, this piece is likely worth millions of dollars. There was a life-sized statue of Venus in the middle of a fountain made of Venetian marble.
Venus was the Roman goddess whose functions encompassed love, beauty, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory. In Roman mythology, she was the mother of the Roman people through her son, Aeneas, who survived the fall of Troy and fled to Italy. Julius Caesar claimed her as his ancestor. Venus was central to many religious festivals, and was venerated in Roman religion under numerous cult titles.
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