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... Aphrodite . A goddess of erotic love , identified by the Romans with Venuss . A. There are two principal accounts of Aphrodite's birth . According to Homer , she was a daughter of Zeus and Dione , but Hesiod declared that she had sprung ...
... Aphrodite . A goddess of erotic love , identified by the Romans with Venuss . A. There are two principal accounts of Aphrodite's birth . According to Homer , she was a daughter of Zeus and Dione , but Hesiod declared that she had sprung ...
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Edward Tripp. APHRODITE mitted the quarrel to the Muse Calliope for arbitration . Calliope decreed that Adonis , now a handsome youth , should spend a part of the year with each goddess . Aphrodite punished Calliope's fair - mindedness ...
Edward Tripp. APHRODITE mitted the quarrel to the Muse Calliope for arbitration . Calliope decreed that Adonis , now a handsome youth , should spend a part of the year with each goddess . Aphrodite punished Calliope's fair - mindedness ...
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... Aphrodite . The Greeks had always known that Aphrodite was an Asiatic goddess . Herodotus stated that the oldest shrine of Aphrodite Urania ( Heavenly Aphrodite ) was in the Phoenician city of Ascalon and that her worship had spread ...
... Aphrodite . The Greeks had always known that Aphrodite was an Asiatic goddess . Herodotus stated that the oldest shrine of Aphrodite Urania ( Heavenly Aphrodite ) was in the Phoenician city of Ascalon and that her worship had spread ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand head Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus