CLAS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Potnia Theron, Greek Mythology, List Of Fertility Deities
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Arises from sea after castration of uranus blood falls into sea located off the island of cythera. Island of cyprus: copper island, aphrodite"s temple was associated with metalworking center/bronze. Married to hephaestus: lame blacksmith, beauty and the beast. Salmacis: dragged him down into pool of water and merged into each other. Pygmalion: creates the perfect woman statue and falls in love with it. Aphrodite answers his prayers and statue becomes real and he lives happily ever after. Anchises: trojan prince, had an affair with aphrodite and he turned into her. Hippolytus: devoted to celibacy, wanted artemis, rejects woman and aphrodite entirely. Aphrodite makes hippolytus"s stepmother fall desperately in love with him. She threatens suicide and ends up doing it and leavings a note saying she did it because he attempted to rape her. Gets exiled from the land dragged to death.