![]() The wife of Vishnu, she was born from the sea, fully grown and gorgeous, just like greek goddess Aphrodite.Īccording to a legend, all of the Gods needed renewal, and somehow they planned to churn the Ocean of Milk to make soma, which is a divine food that grants immortality, just like cream is churned to butter. Sri ("Prosperity"), also known as Lakshmi ("Good Fortune"), is the Hindu Goddess of beauty and love, who brings wealth. Egyptian Goddess of Love and Beauty: Hathor She gave birth to Timor, the personification of fear, with Mars, his twin Metus, the personification of terror, the Cupids who were a collection of winged deities representing love and Concordia, the goddess of harmony. Hence you can think that in what way she is the goddess of fertility, well, she was in no way childless as she had many children from different gods. ![]() ![]() Mars and Venus are alleged to have been cunningly trapped in a bed with a net by Vulcan, which is why Venus and Vulcan’s marriage was loveless, and also they had no children. There were two main divine lovers: her husband Hephaistos/Vulcan and the God of War, Ares/Mars. Despite ironically having quite a few illicit love affairs, Venus was the goddess of chastity in the mythology of Romans. It could be said that she is the Roman equivalent to the Greek Goddess, Aphrodite, and the Mesopotamian, Inanna. Roman goddess Venus encompasses love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, and prosperity. It all happened in exchange for the title of the “Fairest Goddess of the Land.” She was also involved in many other scandals up on Mount Olympus, including the ill-treating of her son Eros’ mortal lover, Psyche. Yes, she is known to have started that by promising Helen of Troy, the most beautiful mortal in the world, to Paris. Another famous thing she associated with the Trojan War. Well, nothing good came out of stories surrounding the myth of Aphrodite except the legend of her stunning beauty. The word "aphrodisiac" has also been directly derived from her name. Aphrodite, who is the mother of Eros (Cupid), a famous male Greek god, is associated with several symbols that include doves, sparrows, white roses, swans, and myrtles. In Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, this iconic scene is illustrated. So Aphrodite is also one prominent water deity in Greek mythology. But the most believed and the most popular one suggests that she was born in a seashell out of seafoam as a pearl forms in an oyster shell. While there are several questions regarding her birth, there are many legends popular. She is considered as the epitome of physical beauty, fertility, love, and pleasure. Perhaps the best-known Greek goddess of beauty is Aphrodite. Why Do People Worship Love and Beauty Goddesses? Before that, let’s have briefs that learn why people worship beauty and love goddesses. ![]() So, let’s learn about the goddess of love and beauty around different nations. One can find several such examples in Greek, Mesopotamian, Roman, and other myths and legends. Often these ideals are founded in the mythologies created by societies. The most interesting thing is that all of these love goddesses seem the same, even across national borders and only by a different name. And, societies honored the goddesses held responsible for these gifts. It is a very complex feeling we experience. Love and Beauty are key elements in the life of humans as love makes humans bond with each other. ![]() And, since the beginning, gods and goddesses are held responsible for many of the mysteries of life personifying abstract powers. Yes, there are goddesses of love, beauty (or attraction), fecundity, promiscuity, magic, and death too. But somehow, we forget that the origin of love and beauty is often found in mythologies. Similarly, talk about love, and many will tell their respective stories about love. The moment you start speaking about beauty, the world will willingly join you and share ample examples of beautiful people, their definition, standards of beauty, etc. ![]()
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