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Dione in Greek mythology is the goddess
considered to be the mother of Aphrodite.
This name comes from Book V of Homer's Iliad; Aphrodite journeyed to Dione's
side after she is wounded in battle while protecting her favorite and son Aeneas. In
this episode, Dione seems to be the equivalent of Rhea the
Earth Mother, whom Homer also placed in Olympus. After the
Iliad, Aphrodite herself was referred to as "Dione" because the name literally meant "the goddess" and was an
etymological equivalent of "Diana".
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