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Came flushed from the full-flushed wave, and imperial, her foot on the sea.
Hail golden Aphrodite, who rises
radiant and singing from the sea.
Flushed, richly curved, a ripe peach,
Aphrodite Anadyomene is salt and sweetness,
skin slick with seaspray, rosy lips.
When Kronos wielded the flinty sickle
to dis-member Ouranos, he flung the life-giving seed
of starry Heaven into the ocean depths,
where a white foam spread across the waves.
Gilded by the dawn, the lovely goddess rose.
The Kharites came singing to bedeck her
in sumptuous robes; mild Zephyros cooled her
with his breath. Aphrodite who surpasses
all in beauty and sensuality,
goddess of wicked delights and pleasures,
we praise you, violet-crowned Pandemos,
attended by Eros and Peitho.
Queen of desire whose touch seduces,
tender as the dovesโ trembling breasts
and mighty, inexorable, beloved by all,
receive our thanks for your many blessings,
and continue to smile on our hearts.
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lost in your current like a priceless wine
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Flower Therapy | by domsli22
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Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse (French, 1859-1938)ย
Aphrodite nรฉe de lโ รฉcume (Aphrodite born from the foam)ย
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Something that baffles me is when people compare Aphrodite to โbloodyโ goddesses (Anat, Inanna, Sekhmet, etc.) as a way to say Aphrodite is just a demure love goddess teehee, look how badass my warrior goddess is instead.
Aphrodite Ourania rose out of blood and the ocean and walked to land fully-formed. Thisย Aphrodite is a Titaness, older even than the generation of Zeus. She has no mother. She is never an infant. She is the ultimate generative power, the fish, born from a male (upending societal norms) and wielding the power of creation and invention.
Aphrodite Areia is a war goddess - this is the title made famous by Athena and Ares, but Aphrodite does not get this title from her lover. She is a goddess of soldiers and fights on the battlefield of Troy. She is also Aphrodite Hoplismena, the armed, depicted in full armor with a shield and sword. Thisย is the Aphrodite of Sparta.
Aphrodite Nikephoros is not only Aphrodite armored and armed, but Aphrodite commanding the power of Nike - Nike, the goddess usually found at Zeusโs side, ensuring victory. Thisย Aphrodite is not one to be crossed on the battlefield, because you will not win.
Or maybe we just arenโt on the same page as the ancients when it comes to aย โlove goddess.โ Aphrodite Pandemos is a goddess of frenzy, a goddess who incites war and madness, a goddess to whom it was said even the Fates would bend their will. To some Hellenes, Aphrodite was the goddess of creation because she is the spark of all love and desire - and to others, she wasย the creator of all.
Thereโs nothing wrong in calling Aphrodite a goddess of love - she is, truly. But this doesnโt make her timid. She is not clawless. She is a complex goddess, inextricably linked to the awesome war goddesses of the Ancient Near East. Do not dilute her just because youโre not familiar with her or with the domain of love goddesses. I know this may seem trivial to some people, but donโt reduce one goddess to make another look more powerful - they donโt need it.
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Hereโs my devotional playlist for Aphrodite, Areia & Uraโnia.ย
The playlist is forever a work in progress!! I like to add songs that remind me of Aphrodite, the many different facets of love and lust, and her influence on them.
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Favorite Tracks:
Strange Brew - Cream
Alrighty Aphrodite - Peach Pit
Valentina - Serena Isiomaย
Pretty Girls Make Graves - The Smiths
In Lust We Trust - Steve Lacy
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Rose Quartz Collection | by therosequartzgoddess
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