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Fountain in Mexico. Museum in Cyprus. Aphrodite - Ἀφροδίτη. The picture of ` The Birth of Venus ` by Sandro Botticelli, 1485.
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Fountain in Mexico Museum in Cyprus Aphrodite-Ἀφροδίτη The picture of `The Birth of Venus` by Sandro Botticelli, 1485
She was born when Uranus (the father of the gods) was castrated by his son Cronus. Cronus threw the genitals into the ocean ,itbegan to churn and foam and thenAphrodite was born. The sea carried her to either Cyprus or Cythera. Homer (a greek poet) calls her a daughter of Zeus and Dione. The goddess of Love, Beauty and sexual reproduction…
SevenfactsaboutAphrodite • Aphrodite-aphros ("sea foam") • Married to Hephaestus • Most beautiful goddess. • Shehad a lot of boyfriends. • She was born from Cronus’ dead body • She has the most stories written about her. • Aphrodite had a son named Cupid.