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ALL IN ONE PLACE: The Cult of Aphrodite, Mythology of Aphrodite, Transgender Aphrodite
Ancient History Fangirl
Aphrodite's Roots in Babylonia
The practice of priestesses of aphrodite having sex for money has its roots in the worship of goddesses like ishtar and inana. Herodotus claims this practice was still going on in his day in babylon, and describes how it worked. The foulest babylonian custom is that which compels every woman of the land to have intercourse with some stranger at least once in her life. So this is significant, because aphrodite's roots come from this region. Babylonians would have worshiped ishtar, the ancient precursor to aphrodite.
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