CLA 2323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Anchises, Aphrodisiac

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 2323
• Professor: Efharis Kostala

Document Summary

The goddess of sex and love, symbolized by the aphrodisiac girdle she carries, doves and sparrows. The birth of aphrodite: after the castration of ouranos, his genitals fell into the seafoam and aphrodite emerged, leads to her name"s etymology: aphro [foam] + dite [emerge] The myth of pygmalion + galateia: pygmalion was an accomplished sculptor and fashioned a female statue from the likeness of. Aphrodite, and after witnessing its beauty she gave life to the statue: pygmalion and galateia brought gifts to her altar as long as they lived, motif of interference with humans [aphrodite was often meddlesome] God of love and sexual desire, commonly known as cupid, the mischievous boy god son of. Also, in some myths, known as one of the most primordial gods [time of chaos]. The myth of psyche: after aphrodite became jealous of psyche for her beauty and powers against man, she sent.