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A beauty deity is a god or (usually) goddess associated with the concept of beauty. Classic examples in the Western culture are the Greek goddess Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart, Venus. The following is a list of beauty deities across different cultures. For some deities, beauty is only one of several aspects they represent, or a lesser one.
Aphrodite (/ ˌ æ f r ə ˈ d aɪ t iː / ⓘ, AF-rə-DY-tee) [a] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretized Roman counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
Helen (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, romanized: Helénē [b]), also known as Helen of Troy, [2] [3] or Helen of Sparta, [4] and in Latin as Helena, [5] was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world.
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The name Psyche means "soul" in Greek [5] and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though the direct translation is Anima (Latin word for "soul"). [6] She was born a mortal woman and eventually granted immortality, with beauty that rivaled even Aphrodite, goddess of love. [7]
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
[85] [84] In Greece the Mediterranean goddess of nature is the bride of the Greek sky-god . In her fest Daedala Hera is related to the nymph Plataia (consort of Zeus), an old forgotten form of the Greek earth-goddess. [59] Plataia may be related to Gaia who is occasionally identified with Hera. [48] [86]
In Greek mythology, the Charites (/ ˈ k ær ɪ t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Χάριτες) [a] or Graces were three or more goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, creativity, goodwill, and fertility. [1] Hesiod names three Charites called Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ("Blooming"), [2] [1] and names Aglaea as the youngest and ...