In Greek mythology, the most famous version of her birth told by Hesiod, she was born when Kronos cut off the genitals of Uranus and threw them into the sea out of the foam (aphros) that arose Aphrodite rose.
In the Roman era, it would be Aphrodite's turn to be the influence, giving rise to her Roman equivalent, the goddess Venus. Historically, her cult in Ancient Greece was imported from Asia, influenced by the cult of Astarte, in Phoenicia, and her cognate, the goddess Ishtar of the Akkadians.īoth were goddesses of love, and their attributes and rituals were incorporated into the Greek cult of Aphrodite. Responsible for the perpetuation of life, pleasure and joy.
Aphrodite (Greek: Αφροδίτη, transl.: Aphrodítē) is the goddess of love, beauty and sexuality in ancient Greek religion.
