Aphrodite Aligena! Sea-Born Aphrodite,
who arose from foam upon the waves.
Aphrodite Aligena, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Kuprogenes! Aphrodite of Cyprus,
yours is that fair isle--Cyprian you are called.
Aphrodite Kuprogenes, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Pelagia! Aphrodite of the Sea,
whose soft embrace we feel in warm waters.
Aphrodite Pelagia, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Euplois! Aphrodite Fair-Sailing,
friend and guardian of sailors and seafarers.
Aphrodite Euplois, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Khruse! Golden Aphrodite,
fairer by far than all the treasures of the earth.
Aphrodite Khruse, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Pasiphaessa! Aphrodite the Far-Shining,
whose beauty would light the moonless night.
Aphrodite Pasiphaessa, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Philomeides! Laughter-Loving Aphrodite,
bringer of joy, mirth, and all sweet pleasures.
Aphrodite Philomeides, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Ambologera! Ever-Youthful Aphrodite,
always the most delightful of maids.
Aphrodite Ambologera, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Enoplios! Weapon-Bearing Aphrodite,
your fair form ready, resolute in defense.
Aphrodite Enoplios, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Summakhia! Aphrodite, Ally in War,
you lend your subtle strength and we are victorious.
Aphrodite Summakhia, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Areia! Aphrodite of Ares,
beloved of the war-god, you share his nature, hold his might.
Aphrodite Areia, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Androphonos! Aphrodite, Killer of Men,
fair you are and deadly can you be.
Aphrodite Androphonos, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Tumborukhos! Aphrodite Gravedigger,
you know of deaths both small and great.
Aphrodite Tumborukhos, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Skotia! Dark Aphrodite,
who leads us in love as quickly to the depths as to the heights.
Aphrodite Skotia, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Melainis! Black Aphrodite,
beneath the earth your dread power is known.
Aphrodite Melainis, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Morpho! Aphrodite of Many Shapes,
we know you as it pleases you to be known.
Aphrodite Morpho, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Hetaira! Aphrodite of Courtesans,
all loves and passions are within your realm.
Aphrodite Hetaira, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Genetullus! Aphrodite of Childbirth,
who women cry out to in joy and pain.
Aphrodite Genetullus, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Eleemon! Merciful Aphrodite,
with kindness you look upon us.
Aphrodite Eleemon, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Ourania! Heavenly Aphrodite,
as you were called of old, in distant lands.
Aphrodite Ourania, we praise you! We honor you!
Aphrodite Pandemos! Aphrodite of All People,
all of us who you bind together in love.
Aphrodite Ourania, we praise you! We honor you!
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