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Aphrodite Art Print
by Brigitte Emme
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Aphrodite art print by Brigitte Emme. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus.... more
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Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus.
As with many ancient Greek deities, there is more than one story about her origins. According to Hesiod's Theogony, she was born when Cronus cut off Uranus's genitals and threw them into the sea, and she arose from the sea foam. According to Homer's Iliad, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. According to Plato, the two were entirely separate entities: Aphrodite Ourania and Aphrodite Pandemos.
Because of her beauty, other gods feared that their rivalry over her would interrupt the peace among them and lead to war, so Zeus married her to Hephaestus, who, because of his ugliness and deformity, was not seen as a threat. Aphrodite had many lovers—both gods, such as Ares, and men, such as Anchises. She played a role in the Eros and Psyche legend, and later was both Adonis's lover and his surrogate mother. Many lesser beings were said to be children of Aph...
About Brigitte Emme
My love of art and all things beautiful has been a lifelong journey. As a wife, mother, grandmother, and labor and delivery RN I have seen a lot of life, and now I want to share my love of art. My journey back to my art started when my younger sister was diagnosed with acute leukemia, about 8 years ago. It gave us all the opportunity to stop and realize how precious life is, and how we must all make the most of our time on this Earth. I rediscovered painting and drawing, and started pointing my camera at something other than my children and grandchildren! I recently signed up at my local community college to start working on my degree in Visual Arts. This journey is just getting going! I hope you enjoy my selection of pictures...
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