View Greek Mythology Aphrodite Symbols Background. She is identified with the planet venus, which is named after the roman goddess venus, with whom aphrodite was extensively syncretized. This page describes the goddess' attributes, estate, and sacred plants and lettuce the lettuce was said to have been sacred to aphrodite, for she lay the dead body of adonis in a bed of these plants.

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Aphrodite promptly dropped aeneas, who was rescued by apollo, another olympian sponsor of the trojans. Greek myths and greek mythology have always been an indispensable part of the greek culture the myth of aphrodite and adonis is one of the most popular greek myths, since it is directly goddess athena was the mythological goddess of wisdom, but also the poetic symbol of reason. There are several varying accounts to her birth.

Aphrodite (ἀφροδίτη) is the greek goddess of love, lust, desire, sexuality, pleasure, passion, fertility, procreation and beauty.

Although these myths surrounding aphrodite are greek, aphrodite is not a greek creation, but more of an acquisition. In roman mythology aphrodite is known as venus. Aphrodite (venus in roman mythology) is known best as the greek goddess of love, one of the twelve gods who lived on mount olympus. Aphrodite was the olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation.