Aphrodite Altar Card in color on both sides of high quality matte card stock, 4”x6”. Original art by Heron Michelle. Back of the card displays information about the Goddess for use in your devotional and magickal work.
The Roman Goddess Venus deifies love, beauty, fertility, and flourishing life. Unlike her Greek counterpart Aphrodite, Venus was honored not only as the patroness of desire but also as protectress of gardens, prosperity, and civic well-being. She embodies the fullness of embodied joy — the blossoming of spring, the sweetness of fruit, the sacredness of pleasure. Her symbols shimmer with sensual abundance: apples, figs, and strawberries as fruits of fecundity; roses and myrtle garlands woven in her festivals; the scallop shell of her sea-born myth; and doves, sparrows, and swans that draw her chariot. Mirrors, perfumes, and jewels are sacraments of self-worth. Her sacred colors are green for fertility, pink and gold for radiance. Her titles reveal her breadth: Venus Genetrix, Mother of the Roman people; Venus Verticordia, Changer of Hearts; Venus Cloacina, Purifier of Waters; Venus Victrix, Victorious One. Festivals such as Veneralia (April 1) and Vinalia (April 23, August 19) honored her as principle of abundance and prosperity. Traditional offerings include roses, myrtle wreaths, sweet cakes, figs, wine, honey, perfumes, and adornments, alongside songs, poetry, or dances performed in her honor.
Origin: Greek (Aphrodite) /Roman (Venus
Keywords: Love, Grace, Passion, Beauty
Symbols: Apple, myrtle, and rose blossoms; dove, swan, cockle shell
Traditional Offerings: Perfume, roses, jasmine, spring flowers, honey, wine, apples, figs, pomegranates, seafood like oysters, berries, chocolate, sandalwood, seashells
Auspicious Times: Friday, Taurus, Libra, Beltane
Aphrodite Altar Card in color on both sides of high quality matte card stock, 4”x6”. Original art by Heron Michelle. Back of the card displays information about the Goddess for use in your devotional and magickal work.
The Roman Goddess Venus deifies love, beauty, fertility, and flourishing life. Unlike her Greek counterpart Aphrodite, Venus was honored not only as the patroness of desire but also as protectress of gardens, prosperity, and civic well-being. She embodies the fullness of embodied joy — the blossoming of spring, the sweetness of fruit, the sacredness of pleasure. Her symbols shimmer with sensual abundance: apples, figs, and strawberries as fruits of fecundity; roses and myrtle garlands woven in her festivals; the scallop shell of her sea-born myth; and doves, sparrows, and swans that draw her chariot. Mirrors, perfumes, and jewels are sacraments of self-worth. Her sacred colors are green for fertility, pink and gold for radiance. Her titles reveal her breadth: Venus Genetrix, Mother of the Roman people; Venus Verticordia, Changer of Hearts; Venus Cloacina, Purifier of Waters; Venus Victrix, Victorious One. Festivals such as Veneralia (April 1) and Vinalia (April 23, August 19) honored her as principle of abundance and prosperity. Traditional offerings include roses, myrtle wreaths, sweet cakes, figs, wine, honey, perfumes, and adornments, alongside songs, poetry, or dances performed in her honor.
Origin: Greek (Aphrodite) /Roman (Venus
Keywords: Love, Grace, Passion, Beauty
Symbols: Apple, myrtle, and rose blossoms; dove, swan, cockle shell
Traditional Offerings: Perfume, roses, jasmine, spring flowers, honey, wine, apples, figs, pomegranates, seafood like oysters, berries, chocolate, sandalwood, seashells
Auspicious Times: Friday, Taurus, Libra, Beltane
