entity_sources: ENT_APHRODITE, SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY, direct attestation
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_APHRODITE | SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY | direct attestation | Theogony 188-206: the sea-foam Aphrodite birth — Ouranos's severed genitals fall into the sea near Cyprus; white foam gathers around them and a girl grows from it; she is called Aphrodite ("foam-born") and Kythereia; Hesiod's account is the basis for Botticelli's Venus; it conflicts with Homer's version (daughter of Zeus and Dione); Hesiod is primary for the sea-birth tradition |