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Aphrodite
By Simon
Origins
Kamadeva
Hathor
The Aphrodite cult originates from the Sumerians and the Phoenicians.
Origins
Not a new idea.....
Ishtar
Astarte
Aphrodite overall
Overall
- Godness of love, beaty and fertility
- Associated with passion, desire, and procreation
- stunningly beautiful woman
- ... = Venus
The Birth of Aphrodite
Birth
Hesiod
- Two senario
- In the Illiad she is the dauhter of Zeus and Diobe
- Also historian of the 2nd century Apollodorus of Athens agrees with Hesiod's idea
- But everibody agrees that it was mext to Cyprus
1. Chopped Uranus' genitals and threw them into the sea
2. The foam from his genitals gave rise to Aphrodite
The Birth of Venus
Birth of Venus
- Botticelli
- in th 15th century
- it is the background (WOOOW really??)
- Early Renaissance
->means rebirth
-> classical (Greek/Roman) values
- Other mythological figures like Zephyr and Aura (top left)
- Tempera on canvas.
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi,
Some stories
Stories
- Married to Hephaestus (god of blacksmiths and craftsmen)
- Numerous affairs and relationships with others (e.g. Ares)
- Associated with Eros (the god of love) and desire. In Roman mythology (Eros=equivalent to Cupid) Often depicted as her children, involved in various love stories
- Aphrodisia (festival)
- Troy
- 5 finger mountain (Cyprus)
The End
Thank you for your attention (: