Also called Kypris, Kythereia, Aphrodite Ourania, Aphrodite Pandemos.
Their story
Hesiod tells that Aphrodite was born from the white sea foam and came ashore first near Kythera and then on Cyprus, where grass sprang up beneath her feet. Her power reached gods, people and animals alike, and even Zeus was not beyond it.
Their day
Friday. Friday is the day of the planet Venus, the Roman name for Aphrodite.
Best times to give to them
- Fridays
- the fourth day of each lunar month
- the Aphrodisia festival in summer
- evening, when the planet Venus shines
What they like being given
- roses and other scented flowers
- myrtle
- perfume or rose oil
- sweets, fruit or honey
- a libation of wine or grape juice
- frankincense
How to honour them
- Take time to make yourself or your home beautiful, and dedicate it to Aphrodite.
- Offer her a single rose or a dab of perfume on a Friday evening.
- Show real tenderness to the people you love.
- Treat your body kindly and enjoy simple pleasures without guilt.
How they can help you
- love and attraction
- self-worth and body confidence
- healing quarrels
- enjoying beauty and pleasure
- creativity
Symbols
- doves
- roses
- scallop shell
- myrtle
- mirror
Herbs linked with them
More Greek goddesses
- Hera Queen of heaven and guardian of marriage
- Athena Grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and craft
- Artemis Lady of wild things and the hunt
- Hestia Goddess of the hearth and the home fire
- Demeter Mother of the grain and the harvest
- Persephone Queen of the underworld and the returning spring
- Hecate Keeper of crossroads and keys
- Selene The moon herself, driving her silver chariot