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


Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
'''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.  


==  Worship  ==
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}}.


Along with Artemis, she is worshipped by the privately pious [[Thrace, Kara |Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]]. ([[Mini-Series]], [[Flesh and Bone]])
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}}.  
 
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 ==
== External Links ==
{{ext-wikipedia|article = Aphrodite}}
{{ext-wikipedia-name|article = Aphrodisiac|name = Aphrodisiac}}


Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite Aphrodite].
[[Category:A to Z]]
Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodisiac Aphrodesiac].
[[Category:Colonial]]
[[Category:Colonial Religion]]
[[Category:Colonial Religion (RDM)]]
[[Category:Lords of Kobol]]
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--[[User:Gizmojumpjet|Colonial Historiographer]] 10:58, 25 Jan 2005 (EST)
[[de:Aphrodite, Göttin von Kobol]]

Latest revision as of 02:21, 10 August 2025

Earth's artistic depiction of Aphrodite after her birth.

Aphrodite is one of the Lords of Kobol worshiped by Colonials, linked to acts of love and procreation.

In 58 BCH (42YR), Daniel Graystone uses the expression "Sweet Aphrodite" when lambasting Philomon over his fawning of the U-87 Cyber Combat Unit prototype (CAP: "End of Line").

Around 1 ACH (2000BYR), Kara "Starbuck" Thrace has two figurines in her locker that she uses in prayer, one of them depicting Aphrodite (TRS: "Flesh and Bone").

Following the settlement of New Caprica circa 2 ACH (2001BYR), Nora prays to Aphrodite so that she and Tucker "Duck" Clellan may have a child (TRS: "The Resistance, Episode 3").

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