God · Greek

Aphrodite

Aphrodite, a god of the Greek world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.

Tradition: greek

Documented identifications

Link	Who said so	Note
identified as Nephthys	Plutarch, On Isis and Osiris 12, c. 100 CE	Plutarch says Nephthys is called "Finality", Aphrodite, and sometimes Victory.
identified as Isis	Ptolemaic Egypt, 2nd-1st c. BCE	Figurines of Isis-Aphrodite show the two goddesses joined through their power over love and birth.
identified as Astarte	Herodotus, Histories 1.105, c. 430 BCE	The temple of Heavenly Aphrodite at Ascalon was, Herodotus heard, the mother of her temples in Cyprus and Cythera, founded by Phoenicians.
identified as Mylitta	Herodotus, Histories 1.131 and 1.199, c. 430 BCE	Herodotus says the Assyrians call Aphrodite Mylitta, the name invoked in the Babylonian temple rite he describes.
identified as Allat	Herodotus, Histories 1.131 and 3.8, c. 430 BCE	The Arabians call Heavenly Aphrodite Alilat, one of only two gods Herodotus says they recognise.
identified as Mithra	Herodotus, Histories 1.131, c. 430 BCE	Herodotus claims the Persians learned to worship Heavenly Aphrodite and call her "Mitra", a name that recalls the god Mithra.
identified as Argimpasa	Herodotus, Histories 4.59, c. 430 BCE	Heavenly Aphrodite among the Scythians is Argimpasa.
identified as Venus	Roman lectisternium of the twelve gods, 217 BCE (Livy 22.10)	Venus, paired with Mars, took over the myths of Aphrodite.

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