CLAS104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aphrodite Pandemos, Aphrodite Urania, Uranus (Mythology)
16 May 2016
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Two versions (contradictory stories of her birth) Aphrodite was created through foam produced when genitals of ouranos was cut off and thrown in sea. Notice: she was born before olympians (by ouranos) More logical as to her being an olympian. Since there were two different versions of aphrodite"s birth, plato suggested that maybe there were actually two aphrodites. Two different aphrodite temples under different names: aphrodite pandemos. Desire of fellow citizens to bring unity to the state. Desire of love towards male (positively connoted) One who came from zeus and dione: aphrodite urania. Influenced by near eastern ideas to goddesses of love (often known as queen of. Inspired higher form of love (to older male) One who came out of genitals of ouranos. Represented not only fertility of people but fertility of the ground. Zeus turned the tables and caused her to fall desirous over mortal (anchises)
