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| {{disline|For information on the Lords of Kobol of the [[Original Series]], see [[Kobollian Faith]].}}
| | == Introduction == |
| [[File:Aphrodite.jpg|thumb|[[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'s artistic depiction of Aphrodite after her birth.]]
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| '''Aphrodite''' is one of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Lords of Kobol|Lords of Kobol]] worshiped by Colonials, linked to acts of love and procreation. | | Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love and beauty. The word ''aphrodisiac'' is derived from her name. |
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| In {{YR|42}}, [[Daniel Graystone]] uses the expression "Sweet Aphrodite" when lambasting [[Philomon]] over his fawning of the [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] [[Zoe-R|prototype]] {{CAP|End of Line}}.
| | == Worship == |
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| Around {{ACH|1}}, {{callsign|Starbuck}} has two figurines in her locker that she uses in prayer, one of them depicting Aphrodite {{TRS|Flesh and Bone}}.
| | Along with Artemis, she is worshipped by the privately pious [[Thrace, Kara |Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]. ([[Mini-Series]], [[Flesh and Bone]]) |
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| Following the settlement of [[New Caprica]] circa {{ACH|2}}, [[Nora Farmer|Nora]] prays to Aphrodite so that she and {{Callsign|Duck}} may have a child {{TRS|The Resistance, Episode 3}}.
| | == External Links == |
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| == External Links ==
| | Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite Aphrodite].<br> |
| {{ext-wikipedia|article = Aphrodite}}
| | Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodisiac Aphrodisiac]. |
| {{ext-wikipedia-name|article = Aphrodisiac|name = Aphrodisiac}}
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| [[Category:A to Z]] | | --[[User:Gizmojumpjet|Colonial Historiographer]] 10:58, 25 Jan 2005 (EST) |
| [[Category:Colonial]]
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| [[Category:Colonial Religion]]
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| [[Category:Colonial Religion (RDM)]]
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| [[Category:Lords of Kobol]]
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| [[de:Aphrodite, Göttin von Kobol]] | | [[category:Colonial Religion]] |
