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Aphrodite: Hera and Scallop Shell
APHRODITE was the great Olympian goddess of beauty, love, pleasure and and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell and mirror. In classical sculpture and fresco she was often depicted nude.
What is aphrodites symbol?
Aphrodite's symbols are the scallop shell, the dolphin, doves, lovebirds, swans, golden apples, pomegranates and roses.
I think the scallop shell and dolphin shows that she was born in the ocean from the foam. (One of the myths of her birth.)
The doves, lovebirds,swans,and roses show her power, love. The golden apple is for her winning that apple thing against Hera. The pomegranates for Hades giving the pomegranate to Persaphone which banished her to the underworld.
What is aphrodites theme? What her theme is, is to show love and caring. Yes, she is the most beautiful goddest of them all. But if you do get on her bad side she will do something you will regret !
What is aphrodites moral ?
Her moral values were Not Christian ones, as Christianity did exist back then. She believed that love in all it forms was good and that women should be allowed to be the sensual creatures they were created to be, not be at the whim of every male they encountered. She was really quite an advocate for women's rights.
Somethings you should know about aphrodite :
Strengths: Potent sexual attractiveness, dazzling beauty.
Weaknesses: A bit stuck on herself, but with a perfect face and body. rodite's Parents: One genealogy gives her parents as Zeus, King of the Gods, and Dione, an early earth/mother goddess. More commonly, she was believed to be born of the foam in the sea which bubbled around the severed member of Ouranos when Kronos slew him.
Aphrodite's Birthplace: Rising from the foam off of the islands of Cyprus or Kythira. The Greek island of Milos, where the famed Venus de Milo was found, is also associated with her in modern

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