The Ghost of Aphrodite

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture. According to Hesiod, she was born when Uranus (the father of the gods) was castrated by his son Cronus. Cronus threw the severed genitals into the ocean which began to churn and foam about them. From the aphros ("sea foam") arose Aphrodite, and the sea carried her to either Cyprus or Cythera. Hence she is often referred to as Kypris and Cytherea. Homer calls her a daughter of Zeus and Dione.

More on Aphrodite: [link]

Contest submission for
Theme: Goddesses
Info can be found here: [link]

Stock Credits
Aphrodite:
[link] by ~angelusmusicus-stock

Sky:
[link] by ~Caustic-Skies

Sea/Ocean by *CausticStock from private collection.

Photomanipulation done in PSP X, digitaly painted in Corel Painter Essentials 3