emily Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Ericina is the nickname of Aphrodite,she is/was the protector of sailors. There is a temple on the mountain in erice in sicily,where I think they held orgies,in her /his honour. I say his cos I was reading about Erice,who was the king of elimi and founded the city of erice. He was born from venus and an argonaut. I didn't know that, thought someone might or not lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticGypsy Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Well given that Aphrodite was the is the goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture. According to Hesiod, she was born when Uranus (the father of the gods) was castrated by his son Cronus. Cronus threw the severed genitals into the ocean which began to churn and foam about them. Why wouldn't Erice want to keep his balls motivated in a temple on the side of a mountain ? lol ! Regards,Gypsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Thank you CG, I have book marked them for reading later.I was trying to compare certain myths but its soooooo back and forth,back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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