Wooden Aphrodite Statue Hand Carved

We proudly import these from Northern Europe! A small pagan company in Ukraine hand carves these amazing altar statues of the pagan gods and goddesses BY HAND! Most pagan statues on the market are “cold cast resin” – which is fine, but they are basically resin/plastic and mass produced. These are unique, every detail is hand carved! These are tools you will be proud to pass onto the next generation!

Approximately 9 inches high.

Carved from beautiful Alder, one of the famous Celtic Ogham trees. Alder trees feature often in Celtic Mythology and Folklore. They are said to be home to fairies, they are the symbol of Bran in Welsh Mythology and are most often associated with water, secrecy, nature, spirituality, and balance. Alder trees were a source of great mystery to the Celts. Their sap turns a deep red when exposed to the air, as if they could bleed when cut.  The bleeding bark and affinity with water led to many negative superstitions about the trees. Alders were considered highly sacred, mysterious and secretive, often thought of as representing nature itself and containing the souls of our ancestors. For this reason Alder is a great choice for a hand carved pagan god or goddess statue for your ritual altar!

APHRODITE is the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman often accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell and mirror. In classical sculpture and fresco she was usually depicted nude.

Some of the more famous myths featuring the goddess include:--

Her birth from the sea foam. 

Her adulterous affair with the god Ares. 

Her love for Adonis, a handsome Cypriot youth who was tragically killed by a boar. 

Her love for Ankhises (Anchises), a shepherd-prince. 

The judgement of Paris in which the goddess was awarded the prize of the golden apple in return for promising Paris Helene in marriage. 

The Trojan War in which she supported her favorite's Paris and Aeneas and was wounded in the fighting. 

The race of Hippomenes for Atalanta, which was won with the help of the goddess and her golden apples.