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[[Image:Aphrodite.jpg|thumb|[[Earth]]'s artistic depiction of Aphordite after her birth.]] | |||
'''Aphrodite''' is | '''Aphrodite''' is of the [[Lords of Kobol]], worshiped by modern-day Colonials. | ||
Her exact function is unclear, however, given the role of [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol|Apollo]] appears to reflect that of Apollo within the [[Greek Gods|Greek Olympian Pantheon]], it is probable that she fulfils the same role as the Greek Aphrodite of legend ([[Flesh and Bone]]). | |||
==Greek Mythology== | |||
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. | |||
The word ''aphrodisiac'' is derived from her name. | |||
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