Anadyomene (Gr., emerging), a surname given to a picture of Venus rising from the ocean. Apelles was the first who painted her in this posture as she rose from the sea, and was drying her hair with her hands. This picture was bought by the inhabitants of the island of Cos, and put in their temple of Aescu-lapius. The emperor Augustus bought it of them for the remission of 100 talents tribute, took it to Pome, and placed it in the temple of Venus Genitrix. In Nero's time it was nearly washed out, and was repaired.