Sacred to her are the myrtle, rose, apple, poppy, sparrow, dove, swan, swallow, tortoise, ram, the planet Venus, and the month of April.

Eros was produced from a liason with Zeus. Her favorite lover is the god of war, Ares. She had many mortal lovers. She represented sex, affection, and the attraction that binds people together

The Goddess of Love and Beauty was called, in more ancient times, Astarte by many scholars who believe that her cult is Semitic rather than Greek in origin. She has many incarnations and her power transcends culture and time. Her presence is as real today as it was in ancient times. She is also known as "Maiden of the Sea", "Astarte", "Ishtar", "Diana". Her Roman counterpart was "Venus "

Sparta, Thebes, and Cyprus honored her as a goddess of war. Her main centers of worship were on the islands of Cyprus and Cythera and at Corinth.