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According to Hesiod Aphrodite was born when Cronus cut off Uranus's genitals and threw them into the sea, and she arose from the sea foam (aphros). However, according to Homer she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione and according to Plato these two accounts were related to two separate goddesses: Aphrodite Ourania and Aphrodite Pandemos.
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What year was Aphrodite born?
Aphrodite's age is unknown!in the oldies
How old was Aphrodite when she became immortal?
Aphrodite was born immortal.
Where was Aphrodite born?
Aphrodite was born in the Aegean Sea. It was said that she was born of the sea foam. Another legend says she was born from Dione and Zeus.
What was aphordite born from?
Aphrodite was born from an egg
In Greek mythology Aphrodite was born of the what?
Aphrodite was born of the pieces of Cronus tossed into the ocean. She emerged from the sea foam.
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