Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty, love, and desire. She is said to have sprung from the foam of the sea, where she obtained the name of Aphrodite (aphros - foam). As soon as she was born she is said to have been laid in a beautiful shell, then floated to Kythira, then Cyprus, where she arrived in the month of April. As soon as she set foot on the island, flowers sprung beneath her feet. The Horai (the goddesses of the seasons) awaited her arrival, braided her hair with gol