is a female figure, nearly naked, her hair wreathed with roses, and her
face and form, full, but exquisitely developed.
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In her hand is a cup of gold, from which a serpent is drinking, while
around her are supposed to exist all the luxuries which attend her reign.
She was the goddess of sensual pleasures, and had a temple at Rome, where
she was worshipped under the title of Volupia.