Bronze Goddess Aphrodite, Of Love, Art, Gift Idea, Greek Goddess, Mythology, Ancient

Bronze Head of Goddess Aphrodite Code: 1111 Item details: height: 6.5cm Weight:120gr As this item is hand made, measurements, surface texture & colour (patina) may vary slightly More items & designs at https://www.etsy.com/shop/evangelidesbrass Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, & procreation. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus Because of her beauty, other gods feared that their rivalry over her would interrupt the peace among them & lead to war, so Zeus married her to Hephaestus, who, because of his ugliness & deformity, was not seen as a threat. Aphrodite had many loversboth gods, such as Ares, & men, such as Anchises. She played a role in the Eros & Psyche legend, & later was both Adonis's lover & his surrogate mother. Many lesser beings were said to be children of Aphrodite Aphrodite is also known as Cytherea (Lady of Cythera) & Cypris (Lady of Cyprus) after the two cult sites, Cythera & Cyprus, which claimed to be her place of birth. Myrtle, doves, sparrows, horses, & swans were said to be sacred to her. The ancient Greeks identified her with the Ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor Bronze Goddess Aphrodite, Of Love, Art, Gift Idea, Greek Goddess, Mythology, Ancient