What are Aphrodite symbols and how do the represent her? Aphrodite's symbol are the golden apple, laurel, dove, rose, artichoke, seashell, pomegranate, and mirror. First, the golden apple represents her because the apple was a elegant fruit and showed up at various fairy tales and myths throughout history. The laurel represents Aphrodite because it has been known as being the flower family growth like the Greek goddesses . The dove represents Aphrodite because doves have always been a very beautiful animal and very liked by Aphrodite. Rose had been used for several things at the time like food and perfume which Aphrodite was a big fan of. Artichokes had been a species of thistle and cultivated. Seashells have represented Aphrodite since the day she was born, she was supposedly born from a seashell and sea foam. The mirror represents Aphrodite because it symbol's and refers to the planet Venus which the Romans had called her by. That is why all of these objects symbols and reflect on Aphrodite. Click here to find more on the sources that I got all this information from: SOURCE. Comments are closed.
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