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The truth was, there was more than one story of her birth. The most well known has to do with her very name. Aphrodite means "out of foam." So without further ado, the story of Aphrodite's birth (according to Hesiod, a Homeric Hymn, and Pausanias).
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There are two versions of Aphrodite's birth. Hesiod's Theogony portrays Aphrodite as being sprung from Uranus alone. Uranus, or Heaven, refused to allow his children to emerge into the light, and perpetually embraced the Earth, his wife Gaia.
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Aphrodite is born from a shell. The emerging of the goddess is observed by Hermes to the left, and Poseidon and Cupid to the right. [red figured pelike, 370, Thessaloniki Arch. Museum] ... Back to first slide ... View graphic version...
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In the Homeric Hymn I to Aphrodite (Hymn I, 58-68) the goddess went to Cyprus, to Paphos, where her precinct is and a fragrant altar, and passed into her sweet-smelling temple. As soon as she went in she pushed the glittering doors. ... Sandro Botticelli: The Birth of Venus...
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There are two stories that tell of the birth of Aphrodite. One story says that she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. The other story is more interesting and more widely known.
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The goddess Aphrodite has many symbols, but all of them have to do with what she is the goddess of. ... The Birth...
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Aphrodite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aphrodite (Greek: ; Roman: Venus ) (pronounced /ˌæfrɵˈdaɪtiː/ ; Ancient Greek: ) is the Greek goddess of love, beauty and raw sexuality. According to Greek poet Hesiod, she was...
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The Birth of Aphrodite, from the front panel of the Ludovisi Throne, c. 460 BC: Newly born Aphrodite, rising from the foam of the sea, is greeted by the Horae ("Hours"), goddesses of the Seasons. Despite its name, the Ludovisi Throne is probably part of an altar...
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