Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, sexuality, and fertility. She is often depicted standing on a shell accompanied by a dove and dolphin. She has power over love, beauty, romance, passion, and fertility. Her parents are Zeus and Dione or in some versions she rose from sea foam. She is married to Hephaestus but had lovers including Adonis and Anchises. She has children including Eros, Anteros, Aeneas, Phobos, Pothos, Harmonia, and Hermaphroditus. Sigmund Freud saw her symbolically as an important life force.

2. Symbols Dove Dolphin Swan Pomegranate Lime tree She usually is shown standing on a shell Aphrodite with a dove and dolphin http://www.bing.com/

3. She Is The Goddess of... Love Beauty Sexual Rapture Fertility Romance and Passion Her power is potent sexual attractiveness http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Aphrodite.html

4. Family MOM- Dione DAD-Zeus Husband-Hephaestus Mortal lover-Adonis, Anchises Kids- Eros, Anteros, Aeneas,Phobos, Pothos, Harmonia, Hermaphroditus Accompanied by the Graces http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/AphroditeFamily.html

5. Other Facts Having sex with Aphrodite is considered a form of worship Sigmund Freud saw her symbolically as the most important of all life forces http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/aphrodite.html

6. The Birth Of Aphrodite There are two versions of this story. Had no mom or dad in this story Cronus castrates Oranus, throws his”parts” in the sea Aphrodite rose from the sea foam http://library.thinkquest.org/J002356F/birthaph.htm

7. Aphrodite's Touch Movie Candlelit dinners, heart-rendering arias in operas, high-heeled shoes and bright red lipstick (not to mention soap operas).For Janet, romance was here and planning to stay. But will her new boss ruin everything? . http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/greek_goddess_aphrodite.htm