Aphrodite Aineias

deity earth Greek single tradition · 1

Aphrodite Aineias is a local form of the maritime goddess worshiped in the Troad, identified with the protectress of the Trojan hero and possibly identical with the earth‑goddess Cybele. This epithet emphasizes her role as a guardian of heroes and as a sea‑linked deity. The name appears in classical sources linking her to both maritime and terrestrial aspects.

When

First attested: 500 BCE
Attested period: -500 – 2020
Historical notes: Mentioned in scholarly works on Trojan cults.

Relationships

manifests as: Aphrodite
syncretized with: Cybele
co occurs with: Ares, Ishtar, Poseidon, Harmonia

Expand to full subgraph →

Mentioned by

Sources

encyclopedia (1)

Aphrodite (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

peer reviewed

Source passages

“Aphrodite Aineias, the protectress of the Trojan hero, is probably also another form of the maritime goddess of the East... which originated in the Troad, where Aphrodite Aineias may have been identical with the earth‑goddess Cybele.”
#44285 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free