Se proprio vogliamo stabilire un vincolo di parentela, poteva essere sua zia, in quanto figlia di Urano, poichè era figlio di Urano anche Crono, il padre di Zeus.
Aphrodite was not a daughter of Zeus and not even his sister.
If we really want to establish a bond of kinship, she could be his aunt, being daughter of Uranus, because also Cronus, the father of Zeus, was son of Uranus.
Aphrodite was not a daughter of Zeus and not even his sister.
If we really want to establish a bond of kinship, she could be his aunt, being daughter of Uranus, because also Cronus, the father of Zeus, was son of Uranus.
Chi era Urano?
Il mito olimpico della creazione racconta che Urano, il cielo stellato, fu generato da Gea, la Madre Terra, appena emersa dal Caos, all'inizio del tempo.
Con Urano, Gea aveva generato i Giganti dalle cento braccia e poi i Ciclopi e i Titani, il più giovane dei quali era Crono.
Urano non amava i figli che Gea partoriva e, quando punì i Ciclopi ribelli precipitandoli nel Tartaro, la Madre Gea cercò vendetta con l'aiuto del giovane Crono.
Egli, armato di una falce, aspettò che Urano entrasse nel letto della madre, lo assalì alle spalle, lo evirò e gettò i genitali nel mare.
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| mutilazione di Urano ( Vasari ) |
The Olympic myth of creation tells us that Uranus, the starry sky, was generated by Gaea, the Mother Earth, just emerged from Chaos, at the beginning of time.
With Uranus, Gea generated the hundred armed Giants and then the Cyclops and the Titans, the youngest of whom was Cronus.
Uranus did not like the children that Gaea had given birth and, when he punished the Cyclops rebels by making them fall into Tartarus, Mother Gea sought revenge with the help of the young Cronus.
He, armed with a scythe, waited for Uranus to enter his mother's bed, attacked him from behind, castrated him and threw his genitals into the sea.
Il sangue di Urano cadde sulla Madre Terra ed essa generò i Giganti, le Erinni e le Ninfe del frassino.
I Titani conferirono a Crono la sovranità che era stata di Urano.
Crono sposò sua sorella, la Titanessa Rea, dalla quale avrebbe poi avuto tre figlie, Estia, Demetra ed Era, e tre figli, Ade, Poseidone e Zeus.
The blood of Uranus fell on Mother Earth and she generated the Giants, the Erinni and the Nymphs of the ash tree.
The Titans conferred to Cronus the sovereignty that Uranus had before.
Cronus married his sister, the Titaness Rea, from whom he would then have three daughters, Estia, Demeter and Hera, and three sons, Ade, Poseidon and Zeus.
The blood of Uranus fell on Mother Earth and she generated the Giants, the Erinni and the Nymphs of the ash tree.
The Titans conferred to Cronus the sovereignty that Uranus had before.
Cronus married his sister, the Titaness Rea, from whom he would then have three daughters, Estia, Demeter and Hera, and three sons, Ade, Poseidon and Zeus.
E i genitali caduti in mare?
Fecondarono la spuma del mare e da essa nacque Afrodite che, trasportata da una conchiglia, navigò fino a Pafo, nell'isola di Cipro, che sarebbe diventata la sede principale del suo culto.
Qui fu accolta da Eros che si mise al suo servizio.
( Il mito della sua nascita si legge nel suo nome: infatti, Afrodite deriva dalla parola greca "aphròs = spuma del mare" )
And the genitals fallen into the sea?
They fertilized the sea foam and from it Aphrodite was born. She, transported by a shell, sailed to Paphos, on the island of Cyprus, which would become the main seat of her cult.
Here she was welcomed by Eros who put himself at her service.
( The myth of hes birth can be read in her name: in fact, Aphrodite derives from the Greek word "aphròs = sea foam" )
( Il mito della sua nascita si legge nel suo nome: infatti, Afrodite deriva dalla parola greca "aphròs = spuma del mare" )
And the genitals fallen into the sea?
They fertilized the sea foam and from it Aphrodite was born. She, transported by a shell, sailed to Paphos, on the island of Cyprus, which would become the main seat of her cult.
Here she was welcomed by Eros who put himself at her service.
( The myth of hes birth can be read in her name: in fact, Aphrodite derives from the Greek word "aphròs = sea foam" )
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| Afrodite esce dalla conchiglia accolta da Eros, tra Hermes e Poseidon ( pelike al museo di Tessalonica ) Aphrodite emerges from the shell welcomed by Eros, between Hermes and Poseidon (pelike in Thessaloniki museum) |
Afrodite quindi precede Zeus. È la grande dea dell'amore venerata dai tempi più antichi anche in Oriente, con il nome di Astarte, e poi a Roma con il nome di Venere.
Il suo potere viene da lontano dalla preistorica Grande Dea Madre dispensatrice di vita.
Il suo potere viene da lontano dalla preistorica Grande Dea Madre dispensatrice di vita.
Nel mondo greco è dea olimpica con un campo d'azione molto vasto e potente, poiché nessuno degli altri dei, Zeus compreso, può restare insensibile alle sue lusinghe.
Aphrodite then precedes Zeus. Sheis the great goddess of love venerated since ancient times also in the East, with the name of Astarte, and then in Rome with the name of Venus.
Her power comes from far away from the prehistoric Great Mother Goddess dispenser of life.
In the Greek world she is an Olympic goddess with a vast and powerful field of action, since none of the other gods, including Zeus, can remain insensitive to her flattery.
Aphrodite then precedes Zeus. Sheis the great goddess of love venerated since ancient times also in the East, with the name of Astarte, and then in Rome with the name of Venus.
Her power comes from far away from the prehistoric Great Mother Goddess dispenser of life.
In the Greek world she is an Olympic goddess with a vast and powerful field of action, since none of the other gods, including Zeus, can remain insensitive to her flattery.
Perciò, ho pensato di realizzare un paio di originali orecchini ispirati dal vaso illustrato sopra.
E, chissà che non abbiano acquisito un po' del potere di Afrodite e non lo trasmettano a chi li porta
Therefore, I thought of making a pair of original earrings inspired by the vase illustrated above.
And, who knows that they have not acquired a bit of the power of Aphrodite and do not transmit it to their bearer
Therefore, I thought of making a pair of original earrings inspired by the vase illustrated above.
And, who knows that they have not acquired a bit of the power of Aphrodite and do not transmit it to their bearer
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" .... le onde
del greco mar, da cui vergine nacque
Venere, e fea quelle isole feconde
col suo primo sorriso ......"
The myth of her birth inspired poets like Foscolo when he sang
".... the waves
of the Greek Sea, from which a virgin was born
Venus, and she made those islands fruitful
with her first smile ..."
Ispirò molti pittori
and inspired many painters too
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| affresco ponpeiano |
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| Sandro Botticelli |
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| Francesco Vasari |
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| Francois Boucher |
