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This honors thesis examines four ancient Greek artworks depicting the rare scene of "erotostasia," or Aphrodite weighing Eros. The thesis seeks to compare this scene to other prevalent symbolic weighing scenes in Greek mythology, literature, and art known as "kerostasia" and "psychostasia," which depicted Zeus or other gods weighing fate. Through analyzing the figures of Aphrodite, Eros, and the cultural significance of weighing, the thesis aims to better understand the erotostasia scene and what it conveye

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kfrakfra

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