Aphrodite

The Aphrodite soap contains rose and myrtle, both plants featured in stories about this goddess. Aphrodite was the goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure. She unleashed passion in both gods and humans, a power that even the heavens could not resist. Her beauty was so great that she astonished all the gods when they first saw her.

The rose is one of the most famous symbols associated with Aphrodite. Even today, the rose symbolizes love and romance, perhaps an echo of ancient Greece. Various myths exist about the origin of the rose, often connected to Aphrodite's mortal lover, Adonis. When Adonis died from a wild boar attack, some stories say that Aphrodite, in her haste, grazed herself on the thorns of a white flower. Her blood stained the petals red, creating the red rose. In other versions, Aphrodite caused flowers to sprout from Adonis's blood, including the rose.

The myrtle was also a sacred plant to Aphrodite. This evergreen tree, native to the Mediterranean, was, according to myth, connected to Myrene, a priestess who worshipped the goddess. When she was forced into marriage, something inappropriate for a priestess of Aphrodite, the goddess intervened. In some tales, Aphrodite transformed her into the aromatic myrtle tree as a form of protection; in others, this was seen as punishment. Regardless, the tree was dedicated to Aphrodite and remained a symbol of the goddess forever.