Aphrodite
APHRODITE was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman often accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell and mirror. In classical sculpture and fresco she was usually depicted nude.
Parents:[edit]
Father: Uranus
Mother: none. Aphrodite sprung from the sea foam when Uranus' genitals were thrown into the sea after being castrated by his sons.
Children:[edit]
- Harmonia (Harmony)
- Deimos (Fear)
- Phobos (Panic)
- Eros (love) - twin to Himeros
- Himeros (Desire) - twin to Eros
- Hermaphroditos
- Priapos (fertility)