Ahead of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share some things that I thought were interesting about Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love:
1. Aphrodite Was Born from Sea Foam.
In Greek mythology, it's said that Aphrodite was born from the sea foam that formed when Cronus cut off Uranus's genitals and threw them into the ocean. As the spirit of desire and physical attraction, Aphrodite's birth story reflects the power of nature and the irresistible force of passion.
2. She Was Married to Hephaestus.
Despite her reputation as the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite had a less-than-romantic marriage with Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths and volcanoes. Hephaestus was unattractive and had a limp, and Aphrodite had several affairs with other gods and mortals. To me, this seem like an unlikely match.
3. She Possessed a Magic Girdle.
To make herself even more desirable and seductive, Aphrodite had a magic girdle that could make anyone fall in love with her. It's said that she used this girdle to win the hearts of both gods and mortals and cause conflicts and jealousy among them.
4. She Had Children with Several Gods and Mortals.
Aphrodite was famous for her many love affairs, and she had children with several gods and mortals. Her most famous son was Eros, the god of love and passion, who was sometimes depicted as her lover as well.
5. She Was Worshiped throughout Ancient Greece.
As the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite was a popular deity throughout ancient Greece and was worshiped in many cities and temples. She was also associated with fertility, sexuality, and even war, as seen in her role as a protector of soldiers and sailor.
6. Her Symbols Included Doves, Roses, and Mirrors.
Like most deities, Aphrodite had several symbols that represented her qualities and powers. Her most common symbols were doves, roses, and mirrors, which reflected her beauty, love, and vanity.
Aphrodite [froth/Purattu/Euphrates/
Prasuti] was the Greek name for Inanna/Ishtar/Astarte, the daughter of Anu [Uranus/Sin] .
Anu and Uranus both mean sky or heavens. She is also called Ino in Greek myth. Ino was also called Halia meaning salty and Leucothea meaning white goddess. At Thalamae in Laconia, near Sparta, was the oracular shrine of Ino-Pasiphae.
Tammuz is called Athamas and Adonis in Greek myth.Tammuz is also Greek Cronus
[Baal Hammon] and Pan [ Egyptian Min ; Greek name Minos/Hindu Daksha-Prajapati/Priapus]. Rhea Silvia is Rhea Pitys [Repit, wife of Min in Egypt].
Aphrodite also corresponds to Tamtu/Tiamat [Tanit] and Nammu in Babylonian mythology. Tamtu Halia was called Thetis Halosydne in Greek myth and as such was the daughter of Nereus [ Nireus/Nirah/
Triton]. Triton is Anu or Sin in Babylonia.
Abzu is Abas/Apollo Abae/Cycnus/Varuna in Greek mythology. Abzu/Abas/Apsu/Apas represented spring water/fresh water while Tamtu represented salt water/sea water. Nammu was the mother of Enki [Nudimmud] and grandmother of Anu.
Lynceus [Lug/lynx] also signifies Apollo.
Tamtu Halia/Aphrodite was also regarded as the daughter of Tantalus and Dione.
Dione was the wife of Tantalus [Mercury/Thanatos] and Hermes [Anu/Sin/Moon god]. Dione by either was the mother of Aphrodite.
Inanna boasted of taming horses and was given the name Hippodamia in Greek myth, meaning horse-tamer.
Ops is an alternative name for Rhea and is punned with Area, a title of Aphrodite, as lover of Ares. Peleus and Pelias are names of Ares [Mars/Nergal/Aplu Enlil/Apollo].
Achilles [Pelides] is Pelops ,the son of Peleus and Ops [Ide/Ida/Idaea/Cybele/Rhea].
Oenomaus is Anum/Anu, and has numerous alternative names in Greek myth such as Centaurus [Chandra],Minotaur,Chiron and Pirithous. Anu's symbol was a Maltese cross [constellation Crux].
Phaedra is a name for Persephone/Eos.
Oenomaus was the son of Poseidon
[Enki/Ea-Nudimmud/Endymion] and Tyro [Sterope] rather than Pelias [Cycnus].
Thyia, naiad of the Castalian spring at Delphi was Theia [Thia].
Hephaestus is Wepwawet [Ptah], husband of Sekhmet [Bast/Ubastis/Artemis].
Tammuz/Dumuzi is Duamutef/Wepwawet. Inanna changed an unnamed shepherd [Tammuz the Shepherd/Sipad] into a wolf [Lycus/Autolycus].
Antiope [Anahita Aban/Inanna/Naiad/Nycteis/Nut/Artemis/
Callisto] was the daughter of Belus [Bel Enlil/Aeolus/Tantalus/Nycteus/Night/God of Winter/Boreas] and was the mother of Pelops/Amphion and Niobe [Nebthet/Nephthys/Nephele/navel/Omphale/umbilicus/'Um Phl daughter of Shapash/Latin Nubes/Chryseis/Ma of Chryse/Ninmah/Maia/Hebe/Dia/Hebat/
Hera]. Because Zeus was confused with Amun-Ra [Cronus/Saturn/Ammon] and Hera was confused with Mut [Demeter], there was great confusion. Hera [Nyx/Hebe/Dia/Lyssa] does appear in Egypt as Nephthys,
whereas Zeus was notable by his absence in Egypt. Amphion's brother was Zethus [Seth/Sutekh/Sydyk/Zadok/Telipinu/
Delphinus/Poseidon].
Mars [Apsu/Apis/Hapi/Epaphus/Epopeus] and Aphrodite
[Nerio/Nereid] were the god and goddess of Spring [March and April marked the beginning of the Roman Spring].
Antiope was also called Antigone and Euryale.
Actaeon [Actaeus] son of Aristaeus is Actis son of Helios. Acte/Akte means coast [Cote].Actaeon is the Egyptian god Shu [Brahma] who strives to keep Geb [Keb/Cepheus] and Nut [salt sea] apart. Brahma [Greek Priam/Branchus/Welsh Bran] became a stag/hart/heorot/Erotes[sons of Eros]. In this myth Prajapati [Priapus/Daksha/Skillful/Medraut/Paris/
Pan/Min/Faunus/Fawn/Oisin/'Little deer' ] was often mistaken for Brahma. Brahma is Lycaon/
Nycteus and Prajapati is Lycus. Actaeon was the lover of Semele [Zemelo/Zemlya/
Mother Earth and Samal,a vulture goddess [Phene],and Aramaean kingdom of Samal,now Zincirli,near the Karasu Creek/Western Euphrates]].The Lyra constellation is depicted with a vulture. Cercyon is Ares. Alope [vixen] is Selene/Amphitrite/Aoife/Nephthys.
Arthur Pendragon is Achilles/Krishna.
The Seth animal was a combination of a Fennec FOX [foxes slay chickens/chicken-hearted/cowards] and a hyena.
Epaphus is Epaphroditus meaning favourite of Aphrodite i.e. Ares.
Aeacus [Aiakos] is Mercury [ eagle-god/Aquilo/Boreas]
and was the father of Aegina [Artemis Aeginaea/Ino] by Athena Aphaea/Hecate. Ai means alas and was used as a prefix ; see Ailinus/Linus [Lynceus/Cycnus] and Aidoneus/Aides/much later AIDS pun I suspect/Celtic Donn/Hades. Aidoneus is from Adonai, a title of Yahweh/Jehovah
at Jerusalem [City of Shalim] who the Greeks usually assumed was Shalim, a name for Hesperus/evening star/Osiris/
Serapis [Evenus].
Given the Jewish soldiers' colony at
Elephantine accepted Anat-Yahu [Anuket] as the consort of Yahweh it is clear Yahweh/
Yahu
[Roman Janus Quadrifrons whose priest was the high priest of Rome/rex sacrorum] is a name for Yakin/Hyacinthus/
Mercury/Brahma/Abraham/Adam [see Bit-Yakin Chaldaean tribe]/Aeetes/Aiakos. Ibrihim looks like Ibri'im,
possibly meaning Hebrews. Sati [Io/Isis/Hathor] is Jocasta, wife of Shiva [Dionysus/Osiris] and Khnum of Elephantine [Horus/Oedipus/swollen-foot/Elephant-god/Ganesha/Ganymedon].
Janus was the husband of Circe and the father of Picus [Apollo/Abellio/Mars/Cycnus] and Canens [Diana]. Pomona [apple] was linked with Picus.
The serpent in the Garden of Eden was Shalim [Draco]. The Biblical story relates to each male god being overthrown by his son, or in the case of Osiris by his younger brother, in the original form that religion took. Sol/Atum was overthrown by Shu [
Eurytus/Hyacinthus/Yakin/Iakxne/Yahu/
Mercury/Musa/Mouse/Enlil/Kur/Zagreus/
Iakkhos/Legion Eagle/Budha/Bromius/Brahma/Liber Pater/Eleutherios/Bres the son of Elatha and Eri].Elatha is Helios and Eri is Eos Erigeneia. Shu/Danaus was overthrown by Apollo/Lug/Lynceus/Cycnus/Tiger/Tigris [rivers flow into the Tigris off the Zagros Mountains]. Yahweh/Yahu is being confused with Shalim/Dionysus/Shiva/
Hades/Hindu Vala/Norse Vali/Osiris.
Cycnus/Hector/Abel was killed by Achilles/
Osiris/Leo/Eden serpent/Mitra.
Set/Makara/Delphinus/Telipinu/Irish Delbaeth/Lir slew Osiris.
Areion/argent/arian/Pegasus/seahorse/
Lichas/Lugaid/Lleuad/Fionn/Hypnos/
Somnia/Hermes Hypnophoros/Asleep/
Sleep/Asclepius/Sleipnir/Fiacha/Raven slew Heracles/
Endymion/Ea-Nudimmud/Nuada/Nodens/
Castor Hippodamus [Horse-tamer]/Vritra
[supposedly killed by Indra Vritrahan for blocking the waters].
Salmoneus/salmon/Shulmanu/Cronus/
Solomon slew Uranus/Anu/Sin/Fionn/Gwyn/Da'ud/David/Djehuti/Thoth. Zeus/
Indra [Scorpio/scorpion-man/Man/Andros/Androgeos] slew Cronus/Minos. Each god rode on his successor providing a reason for his downfall.
Janus Quadrifrons had 4 heads. Brahma had 4 heads. Please note with the demise of the kings of Jerusalem the high priests of Yahweh [Thanatos/Geras/Apate] took leadership of the Jewish people, combined with a council of elders
[called Gerousia at Sparta and Senate at Rome]. Kings are linked to Horus/Sol/Ra.
Kings could be deposed if they failed to meet their obligation in the matter of water provision [Aquarius] to Man [Zeus],
meaning mankind/their subjects. See the origin story of Sargon [King-born] of Agade in relation to Aquarius. Epeius is Odysseus/Pegasus [ constellation has three legs/fish tail/Isle of Man's emblem].
Astarte was a 'daughter of the Night' [Mercury] and a 'daughter of Sin [Anu]'.
The name Jehovah is a Roman period attempt by the Jewish elite to curry favour with the Romans by making Yahweh/Yahu seem linked to Jove/Jupiter [Baal Hadad].
Bosheth ['Shame'] was substituted for Baal in the Old Testament by the priests of Yahweh.
For the Roman view of Venus [Inanna] see the Latin word inanis [inane].
On the Ninnion Tablet Iacchus is shown with one torch raised and the other inverted. An inverted torch was the symbol of Thanatos.
Aphrodite [Rhea Silvia/Rhea Pitys/Repit] is
Demeter [Deva-meter],the mother of Hades [Pluto],her first born in Greek myth;
Poseidon and Zeus.
Set [Satan/Enki/Lucifer] was the father of Sin [Anu].
