CLAS 160D2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Aphrodite Pandemos, Aphrodite Urania, Sea Foam
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Are her birth stories 2 separate ones or similar stories told the same way. August commissioned for a writer to connect his lineage to aphrodite to prove divinity. The horae: the seasons, connected to the cycle of life. Eros: offspring of aphrodite and ares; also known as cupid. Priapus: don"t know who his dad is; he got a large dick (this isn"t on the quiz) Pygmalion and galatea: p shunned women and crafted his ideal woman as a statue; he prays to aphrodite to bring his statue to life. Venus and adonis: myra falls in love with her father and basically rapes him; gives birth to adonis (aka the hottest guy in the world); he has an affair with. Venus and anchises: likes to claim she has power over zeus; shot with an arrow and falls in love with a shepherd and drains all of his strength; gives birth to.