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A Roman copy of a statue of Aphrodite Areia found in Epidaurus, with the original created by the Polykleitos school. Aphrodite Areia (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Ἀρεία) or "Aphrodite the Warlike" was a cult epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, in which she was depicted in full armor like the war god Ares. [1]
Helen demurely obeys Aphrodite's command. [226] In Book V, Aphrodite charges into battle to rescue her son Aeneas from the Greek hero Diomedes. [227] Diomedes recognizes Aphrodite as a "weakling" goddess [227] and, thrusting his spear, nicks her wrist through her "ambrosial robe". [228] Aphrodite borrows Ares's chariot to ride back to Mount ...
Aphrodite Areia [ edit ] In ancient Greek cult and religion, the usually love-associated Aphrodite was sometimes worshipped as a war goddess under the epithet Areia ( Ancient Greek : Ἀφροδίτη Ἀρεία ) or "Aphrodite the Warlike", under which she was depicted in full armor like the war god Ares , her lover.
Horus, god of the king, the sky, war, and protection; Maahes, lion-headed god of war; Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres" Montu, falcon-headed god of war, valor, and the Sun; Neith, goddess of war, hunting, and wisdom; Pakhet, goddess of war; Satis, deification of the floods of the Nile River and an early war, hunting, and fertility goddess
The word "Etidorhpa" is the backward spelling of the name "Aphrodite." The first editions of Etidorhpa were distributed privately; later editions of the book feature numerous fanciful illustrations by John Augustus Knapp. Eventually a popular success, the book had eighteen editions and was translated into seven languages. [2]
A plant sacred to the goddess Aphrodite, myrtle was a symbol of love.Greeks wore wreaths for special events and received them as athletic prizes and honors. [4] The wreaths were made of gold foil, they were created to be buried with the dead but too fragile to be worn for everyday attire. [5]
The epithet "the Warlike" may refer to: Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1522–1557) Crimthann the Warlike, 8th century Irish individual whose identity is uncertain - see Aedh Ailghin; Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370–1428), also Margrave of Meissen; Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1211–1246), Duke of Austria and of ...
Venus Urania (Christian Griepenkerl, 1878) Statue of the so-called 'Aphrodite on a tortoise', 430–420 BCE, Athens [a]Aphrodite Urania (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Οὐρανία, romanized: Aphrodítē Ouranía, Latinized as Venus Urania) was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, signifying a "heavenly" or "spiritual" aspect descended from the sky-god Ouranos to distinguish her ...