The Birth of Aphrodite
There are various legends about the origin of Aphrodite. In Homer, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione Oceanides.
According to the "Theogony" Hesiod, she was born around the island of seed Kiefer and blood Cronus castrated Uranus, which fell into the sea and formed a snow-white foam (hence the nickname "penorozhdennaya"; details, see Aphrodite Anadyomene). The wind brought it to the island of Cyprus (or she arrived there, because she did not like Kiefer), where she stepped out of the sea waves, and met Horae.
Classical Aphrodite emerged naked from the air near the sea shell Cyprus - hence the nickname "Venus," - and on the shell reached the shore. Horae in gold diadems crowned her golden crown, decorated with gold necklace and earrings, and the gods were amazed at her beauty and ignited a desire to marry her.
According to Epimenides, she was the daughter of Kronos. In Orphic, the second Aphrodite was born from the sea from the seed of Zeus, the passion for Dione. Nourished was Nera.