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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).

External Links

Aphrodite article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Aphrodisiac at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.

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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.  Two accounts of her birth exists in Greek mythology.  According to one, she was born full-grown out of sea foam after Cronos cut off the genitals of Uranus and the elder god's blood and semen dripped into the sea.  According to Homer's ''Iliad'' she was the daughter of the original oracular goddess Dione.
+[[Image:Aphrodite.jpg|thumb|[[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'s artistic depiction of Aphrodite after her birth.]]
-The word ''aphrodisiac'' is derived from her name.
+'''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]].
-==  Worship  ==
+[[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]]).
-Along with [[Artemis]], she is worshipped by the privately pious [[Thrace, Kara |Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]. ([[Mini-Series]], [[Flesh and Bone]])
 == 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]]
---[[User:Gizmojumpjet|Colonial Historiographer]] 10:58, 25 Jan 2005 (EST)
+[[Category:Colonial Religion (RDM)]]
+[[Category:Lords of Kobol]]
+[[Category:RDM]]
-[[category:Colonial Religion]]
+[[de:Aphrodite]]