Aphrodite
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Aphrodite is the Greek Goddess of beauty, and one of the twelve Olympians.
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[edit] Worship
The myrtle tree and the dove are sacred to Aphrodite.[1] The swan and the sparrow are sacred to her as well.[2]
Aphrodite is worshipped with incense altars and dove sacrifices.[3] Another form of worship is intercourse with a priestess of Aphrodite, but wether or not her priestesses were prostitutes is disputed.[4]
[edit] See Also
- Aphrodite at Mythology Wiki.
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Burkert, Walter (1985), Greek Religion, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, ISBN 0-674-36281-0
- Hamilton, Edith (1998), Mythology, Back Bay Books, New York, ISBN 0-316-34151-7
