Even though she misses her arms and a few pieces were reattached, this Aphrodite is still a symbol of love and beauty (Paris). ... No other culture has an equivalent all-encompassing symbol for sexual desire and attraction as well as other forms of gender relations. ... Artists such as Titan, Botticelli, Boucher, and Luini are just a few of the artists seduced by the goddess of love. ...
When Hera recognized the child as Zeus's illegitimate son, she sent the titans (among other creatures) to kill him. ... Symbols often used to represent her include: the pomegranate, which is the symbol of fertility, the cuckoo because Zeus had disguised himself as a cuckoo to win her heart, and the peacock which is the ancient symbol of immortality. ...
Although her parents were Cronus and Rhea, Titans Oceans and Teethes brought her up. ... Her attributes are a scepter surmounted by a cuckoo (in allusion to the circumstances of her nuptials) and a pomegranate, symbol of conjugal love and fruitfulness." ... Because of her responsibilities, she was considered a symbol of the home. ... Her favorite plant was the olive because she created it and her favorite bird was the owl, which was her symbol. ...
