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ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. The Greek word aphros means “foam,” and Hesiod relates in his Theogony that Aphrodite was born from the white foam produced by the severed genitals of Uranus (Heaven), after his son Cronus threw them into the sea. Aphrodite was, in fact, widely worshipped as a goddess of the sea and of seafaring; she was also honoured as a goddess of war, especially at Sparta, Thebes, Cyprus, and other places. However, she was known primarily as a goddess of love and fertility and even occasionally presided over marriage. Although prostitutes considered Aphrodite their patron, her public cult was generally solemn and even austere.

Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation. She was syncretized with the Roman goddess Venus. Aphrodite’s major symbols include myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans.

❝ Be to her, Persephone, All the things I might not be; Take her head upon your knee. She that was so proud and wild, Flippant, arrogant and free, She that had no need of me, Is a little lonely child Lost in Hell,—Persephone, Take her head upon your knee; Say to her, “My dear, my dear, It is not so dreadful here. ❞ ― Edna St. Vincent Millay, Prayer to Persephone

ATHENE (Athena) was the Olympian goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts. She was depicted as a stately woman armed with a shield and spear, and wearing a long robe, crested helm, and the famed aigis–a snake-trimmed cape adorned with the monstrous visage of the Gorgon Medousa (Medusa). (x)

 Also known as the Charities, they were the goddessess if charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility, often the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, and oceanid. While other goddesses are sometimes cited as part of the graces, the usual roster as given by Hesiod is that of Aglaea, Euphrosyne and Thalia.

the goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation

a fairy from scottish folklore. it is dressed as a soldier, distinguishable from a real soldier only by its red right hand, which is said to be stained with the blood of its victims. while out walking it will stop near water, and by raising its right hand challenge passersby to fight. anyone who engages in combat with the ly erg will be dead within a fortnight, win or lose.