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Cytherea (other)
Cytherea refer to: * Cytherea, or Aphrodite, a goddess in Greek mythology Arts and entertainment * Cytherea (actress) (born 1981), an American pornographic film actress * Cytherea (film), ''Cytherea'' (film), a 1924 lost silent film based on the Joseph Hergesheimer novel * ''Cytherea, Goddess of Love'', a 1922 novel by Joseph Hergesheimer Biology * Cytherea (fly), ''Cytherea'' (fly), a genus of bee flies (Bombyliidae) * ''Cytherea chione'', or ''Callista chione'', the smooth clam * ''Cytherea multistriata'', or ''Notocallista multistriata'', a marine bivalve mollusc * ''Acropora cytherea'', a species of coral * ''Cytherea'', a synonym for the orchid genus ''Calypso (plant), Calypso'' See also * Cythera (other) * "Cytherean", a term referring to Cythera or Venus {{disambig, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphrodite
Aphrodite (, ) is an Greek mythology, ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretism, syncretised Roman counterpart , desire, Sexual intercourse, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory. Aphrodite's major symbols include seashells, Myrtle (common), myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans. The cult of Aphrodite was largely derived from that of the Ancient Canaanite religion, Phoenician goddess Astarte, a cognate of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar, whose cult was based on the Sumerian religion, Sumerian cult of Inanna. Aphrodite's main cult centers were Kythira, Cythera, Cyprus, Corinth, and Athens. Her main festival was the Aphrodisia, which was celebrated annually in midsummer. In Laconia, Aphrodite was worshipped as a warrior goddess. She was also the patron goddess of Prostitution in ancient Greece, prostitutes, an association which led early scholars to propose the concept of sacred prostitution in Greco-Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
