Aphrodite.. Goddess of love, beauty, sexuality and fertility. She came in Fenician metologie to the Greece people. In ancient Greek myths, Cronus envied the power of his father, the ruler of the universe, Ouranos. Ouranos drew the enmity of Cronus' mother, Gaia, when he hid the gigantic youngest children of Gaia, the hundred-armed Hecatonchires and one-eyed Cyclopes, in Tartarus, so that they would not see the light. Gaia created a great adamant sickle and gathered together Cronus and his brothers to persuade them to kill Ouranos. Only Cronus was willing to do the deed, so Gaia gave him the sickle and placed him in ambush. When Ouranos met with Gaia, Cronus attacked him with the sickle by cutting off his genitals, castrating him and casting the severed member into the sea. From the blood (or, by a few accounts, semen) that spilled out from Ouranos and fell upon the earth, the Gigantes, Erinyes, and Meliae were produced. From the member that was cast into the sea, Aphrodite later emerged. It is told she was the mother of Eros and Anteros and her big love was Adonis
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Sharon Gonzalez 25 Jun 2009
OH SO VERY BEAUTIFUL, BEN. LOVE THIS BEAUTY.Delfina Mendonça 25 Jun 2009
So delicate AquaSuzanne Laytham 25 Jun 2009
Beautiful and delicate.ruth sears 25 Jun 2009
very lovely, Ben.Ai Shan 25 Jun 2009
Very beautiful artwork!