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Aphrodite

Goddess of love and beauty, occasionally invoked in the odes.

minor

First appearance: victory odes

Aphrodite shows up with force in II For Hiero of Syracuse. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Associated with Kinyras, her priestly minion.
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In II For Hiero of Syracuse: Associated with Kinyras, her priestly minion. Later, in VI For Xenocrates of Akragas: Invoked as 'starry-eyed…

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Character Web

13 connections

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APApolloDIDiagorasTMThe MuseARArtemisARArkesilasAPAphrodite

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Mythological heroes and deities

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…

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