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   The Mythology of Aphrodite

   In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty and

   sexual rapture. According to Hesiod, she was born when Uranus

   (the father of the gods) was castrated by his son Cronus. Cronus

   threw the severed genitals into the ocean which began to churn

   and foam about them. From the aphros ("sea foam") arose

   Aphrodite, and the sea carried her to either Cyprus or Cythera.

   Hence she is often referred to as Kypris and Cytherea. Homer calls

   her a daughter of Zeus and Dione.