deity of beauty – Pagan Roots

Aphrodite

Other Names

Cytherea, Lady of Cythera, Cypris, Lady of Cyprus, Acidalia, Cerigo, Dione, Aphrodite Ourania, Aphrodite Pandemos

Associations

Deity: Venus, Astarte, Hathor, Inanna
Animal: Doves, Sparrows, Horses, Swans
Symbol: Girdle, Mirror, Scallop Shell, Sceptre, Pearls
Planet: Venus
Herb: Myrtle, Rose, Pomegranate

Baldur

Other Names

Balder, Baldr

Associations

Element: Air
Herb: Mistletoe

Adonis

Associations

Other Names:”Lord”, “God of Beauty”
Deity: Osiris, Tammuz, Attis
Herbs: Myrrh, Anemone
Magic: Beauty, vegetation and growth, cycle of life, death and rebirth

Other Names: Áengus, Óengus, Aonghus, Aengus Óg – “Aengus the Young”, Mac ind Óg – “Son of the Young”, Maccan, Mac Óg
Deity: Tuatha Dé Danann, Maponos, Mabon ap Modron
Element: Air
Animal: Birds, songbirds
Magic: God of love, beauty, youth and poetic inspiration.