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| Alexander de Grote
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_de_Grote
Alexander III de Grote (Pella, 26 juli 356 v.Chr. — Babylon, 11 juni 323 v.Chr.), in het Grieks: Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος (Mégas Aléxandros) of Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' ο Μακεδών, (Aléxandros tritos o Makedón) was koning van Macedonië. Hij verenigde de elkaar bevechtende Griekse poleis en veroverde onder meer Perzië en Egypte.
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| Aphrodite - Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/aphrodite.html
In Greek mythology, Aphrodite 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. From the aphros ("sea foam") arose Aphrodite, and the sea carried her to either Cyprus or Cythera. Hence she is often referred to as Kypris and Cytherea. Homer calls her a daughter of Zeus and Dione.
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| Amathus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amathus
The pre-history of Amathus mixes myth and archaeology. Archaeology has detected human activity that is evident from 1100 BC. Its legendary founder was Cinyras, linked with the birth of Adonis, who called the city after his mother Amathous. According to a version of the Ariadne legend noted by Plutarch,[2] Theseus abandoned Ariadne at Amathousa, where she died giving birth to her child and was buried in a sacred tomb. According to Plutarch's source, Amathousians called the sacred grove where her shrine was situated the Wood of Aphrodite Ariadne.
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| Aphrodite
http://www.loggia.com/myth/aphrodite.html
As the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite holds great power over both mortals and immortals. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that she is featured in numerous myths, poems, and plays; likewise, there are many representations of Aphrodite in Greek sculpture and vase painting. While several legends of Aphrodite emphasize themes of love and desire, some of most compelling myths deal with the consequences that the goddess herself suffers as a result of being the victim of love.
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| Aphrodite |- Venus
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Roman name Venus. See The Olympians for more information and another picture; also this picture.
Aphrodite was the goddess of love. The Romans called her Venus (hence the famous armless statue known as the Venus de Milo). Aphrodite lived on Mount Olympus with the other supreme deities and was married to the homely craftsman-god, Hephaestus. She was said to have been born from the foam of the sea (hence Botticelli's much-reproduced painting of the goddess floating on a seashell).
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