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:''For information on the Lords of Kobol of the [[Original Series]], see [[Kobollian Faith]].''
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[[Image:Aphrodite.jpg|thumb|[[Earth (RDM)]]'s artistic depiction of Aphrodite after her birth.]]
[[File:Aphrodite.jpg|thumb|[[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]'s artistic depiction of Aphrodite after her birth.]]


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


Her exact function is unclear, however, given the role of [[Apollo, Lord of Kobol|Apollo]] appears to reflect that of Apollo within the Greek Olympian pantheon, it is probable that she fulfils the same role as the Greek Aphrodite of legend ([[Flesh and Bone]]).
[[Kara Thrace]] has two figurines that she uses in prayer, one of them depicting Aphrodite {{TRS|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]]).
 
==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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Latest revision as of 02:33, 22 January 2024


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 (TRS: "Flesh and Bone"). On New Caprica, Nora prays to Aphrodite to give her and Duck a child (The Resistance: Episode 3).

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