Aphrodite

Aphrodite (Greek: Ἀφροδίτη; Latin: Venus) (IPA: English: /ˌæfɹəˈdaɪti/, Ancient Greek: /apʰɾo'di:tɛ:/, Modern Greek: /afɾo'ðiti/) is the classical Greek goddess of love, lust, and beauty. She was also called Kypris and Cytherea after the two places which claimed her birth. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. Myrtle, dove, sparrow, and swan are sacred to her.