Greek goddess born from seafoam
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Aphrodite
Ancient Greek goddess of love
"Cypris" redirects here. For other uses, see Aphrodite (disambiguation) and Cypris (disambiguation).
| Aphrodite | |
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The Ludovisi Cnidian Aphrodite, Roman marble copy (torso and thighs) with restored head, arms, legs and drapery support | |
| Abode | Mount Olympus |
| Planet | Venus |
| Animals | dolphin, sparrow, dove, swan, hare, goose, bee, fish, butterfly |
| Symbol | rose, seashell, pearl, mirror, girdle, anemone, lettuce, narcissus |
| Tree | myrrh, myrtle, apple, pomegranate |
| Parents | Zeus and Dione(Homer)[1] Uranus(Hesiod)[2] |
| Consort | |
| Children | Eros, Phobos, Deimos, Harmonia, Pothos, Anteros, Himeros, Hermaphroditus, Rhodos, Eryx, Peitho, The Graces, Beroe, Golgos, Priapus, Aeneas |
| Roman | Venus |
| Egyptian | Hathor, Isis |
Aphrodite (, AF-rə-DY-tee)[a] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretized Roman counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. Aphrodite's major symbols include seashells, myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans. The cult of Aphrodite was largely derived from that of the Phoenician goddessAstarte, a cognate of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar, whose cult was based on the Sumer
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Worship of Cytherea in Olden Greece - by Composer Mitchell
Key Words
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On our recent trip to Cyprus, Mythos was lucky enough to visit the supposed birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite. Between two of Cyprus’ coastal cities, Pathos and Limassol, a beautiful an unusual rock formation juts out into the ocean. Three large rocks form a stack that stretch out into the sea, and legend has it that the large central rock is the place where Aphrodite – Greek goddess of love and beauty – was born.
Aphrodite has long been associated with the island of Cyprus. The island is sometimes called the island of Aphrodite, and Aphrodite has been referred to as the Cyprian goddess due to her strong links to the island. Her myth thought to have originally evolved from a fertility goddess who was already worshipped on the island when the Greeks arrived in the 12th Century BC, and Cyprus is the site of one of her oldest places of worship – the Sanctuary of Aphrodite. The ruins for this sanctuary are located in Kouklia, what was once the city-state of Palaipafos. As such, the reason for this strong and enduring connection between the goddess and the island is clear – both in history and in myth, Cyprus is the birthplace of Aphrodite.
There are two common myths about the birth of Aphrodite. In one, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione, who was herself