Weatherday: Aphrodite, or Venus if you will

Mainly cloudy today, though some bright or sunny spells may happen.

Wind from the southwest will become moderate to fresh, with gusts, before easing by nightfall. Highs of 8-9deg.

On this day in 1920, the famous statue Venus de Milo was found in pieces on the Aegean island of Melos. Reconstructed, it is a key attraction in the Louvre in Paris.

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