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== Introduction ==
:''For information on the Lords of Kobol of the [[Original Series]], see [[Kobollian Faith]].''


Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love and beauty.  The word aphrodesiac is derived from her name.
[[Image:Aphrodite.jpg|thumb|[[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'s artistic depiction of Aphrodite after her birth.]]


==  Worship  ==
'''Aphrodite''' is one of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]], worshiped by Colonials in the [[Re-imagined Series]].


Along with Artemis, she is worshipped by the privately pious [[Thrace, Kara |Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]. ([[Mini-Series]], [[Flesh and Bone]])
[[Kara Thrace]] has two figurines that she uses in prayer, one of them depicting Aphrodite ([[Flesh and Bone]]). On New Caprica, [[Nora Farmer|Nora]] prays to Aphrodite to give her and [[Duck]] a child ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance #Episode 3|The Resistance: Episode 3]]).


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
{{ext-wikipedia|article = Aphrodite}}
{{ext-wikipedia-name|article = Aphrodisiac|name = Aphrodisiac}}


Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite Aphrodite].<br>
[[Category:A to Z]]
Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodisiac Aphrodisiac].
[[Category:Colonial]]
[[Category:Colonial Religion]]
[[Category:Colonial Religion (RDM)]]
[[Category:Lords of Kobol]]
[[Category:RDM]]


--[[User:Gizmojumpjet|Colonial Historiographer]] 10:58, 25 Jan 2005 (EST)
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Revision as of 23:17, 11 September 2008

For information on the Lords of Kobol of the Original Series, see Kobollian Faith.
Earth's artistic depiction of Aphrodite after her birth.

Aphrodite is one of the Lords of Kobol, worshiped by Colonials in the Re-imagined Series.

Kara Thrace has two figurines that she uses in prayer, one of them depicting Aphrodite (Flesh and Bone). On New Caprica, Nora prays to Aphrodite to give her and Duck a child (The Resistance: Episode 3).