Definitions for callipygian
ˌkæl əˈpɪdʒ i ən; -ˈpaɪ gəscal·lipy·gian

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1. callipygian, callipygousadjective

   pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks

   "the quest for the callipygian ideal"

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1. callipygianadjective

   Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

2. Etymology: From καλλίπυγος, from καλλι- + πυγή.

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1. callipygian

   The Venus Callipyge, also known as the Aphrodite Kallipygos (Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Καλλίπυγος) or the Callipygian Venus, all literally meaning "Venus (or Aphrodite) of the beautiful buttocks", is an Ancient Roman marble statue, thought to be a copy of an older Greek original. In an example of anasyrma, it depicts a partially draped woman, raising her light peplos to uncover her hips and buttocks, and looking back and down over her shoulder, perhaps to evaluate them. The subject is conventionally identified as Venus (Aphrodite), though it may equally be a portrait of a mortal woman. The marble statue extant today dates to the late 1st century BC. The lost Greek original on which it is based is thought to have been bronze, and to have been executed around 300 BC, towards the beginning of the Hellenistic era. The provenance of the marble copy is unknown, but it was rediscovered, missing its head, in the early modern era. The head was restored, first in the 16th century and again in the 18th century (in which case the sculptor followed the earlier restoration fairly closely); the restored head was made to look over the shoulder, drawing further attention to the statue's bare buttocks, thereby contributing to its popularity. In the 17th and 18th centuries the statue was identified as Venus and associated with a temple to Aphrodite Kallipygos at Syracuse, discussed by Athenaeus in his Deipnosophists. The statue was copied a number of times, including by Jean-Jacques Clérion and François Barois.

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1. callipygian

   Callipygian refers to having well-shaped, attractive buttocks. It is derived from Greek words "kallos" meaning beauty, and "pyge" meaning buttocks.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of callipygian in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of callipygian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=callipygian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Callipygian
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callipygian
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