Aphrodite

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite (Greek: Αφροδιτη) was the goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, sexuality, and procreation. Myrtle, roses, doves, sparrows, swans, dolphins, the scallop shell, the mirror, and a girdle were sacred to her.
In Roman mythology, Aphrodite was closely equated with the goddess Venus.
==Family==
In Hesiod's Theogony, Aphrodite was created from the sea foam produced by Uranus' genitals, which had been severed by Cronus. In Homer's Iliad, however, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Despite being married to Hephaestus, Aphrodite had many consorts and children, including:
Consort 	Offspring
none 	Himeros, Pothos
Ares 	Phobos, Deimos, Harmonia, Adrestia, Eros, Anteros
Poseidon	Herophile
Hermes 	Hermaphroditos
Dionysus	Priapus
Phaethon	Astynoos
Anchises	Aeneas, Lyrus
Butes 	Eryx
Adonis 	Beroe
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