The prehistorical Venus of Willendorf sculpture has been Referenced by...
Comic Books
- Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons: Aphrodite is portrayed as more heavyset and curvaceous than in previous Wonder Woman works, evoking the Prehistoric Woman of Willendorf. Fittingly, since this version of her also embodies motherly love.
Films — Animation
- The Missing Link: All of the female characters are modeled after the Woman of Willendorf.
Films — Live-Action
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army: The large fertility goddess statue for sale at the auction is based heavily on the Venus of Willendorf, just bigger in size.
- Witching & Bitching: The climax features a gigantic, bloated, rotten-looking female monster. It's based on ancient fertility idols such as the Woman of Willendorf.
Literature
- Discworld: The Senior Wrangler is a big fan of the fertility idols created by early humans on Roundworld (implied to be copies of the Venus of Willendorf).
- Earth's Children: "Mother figures" are stylised carvings of women which the Cro-Magnon characters use for spiritual protection. A number of them are based on real-life prehistoric carvings, including the Venus of Willendorf.
Video Games
- Kingdom Rush: In the "Beheader's Seat" level, there's one statue of a female plump ogre that greatly resembles the Venus of Willendorf.
- Warcraft: Therazane, the Stonemother, is built like the Willendorf Venus, what with being a floating rotund rock-like humanoid with a voluptuous, chubby body.
- World of Warcraft: Princess Theradras is a stocky, large, gonkily-designed earth elemental with a bulging tummy and big breasts.
Webcomics
- Tower of God: Suring the Wangnan Story Arc, Hockney compliments Bero telling her that she looks like a model and is voluptuous like the Woman of Willendorf.
Western Animation
- The Tick: Big Beautiful Woman Venus, of the super-villain team Venus and Milo, bears a strong resemblance to the Woman of Willendorf.
