The discarded remains of the Titan Uranus cast to the sea by Cronus force the ocean to erupt with life, creating from its foam, amongst other things, Aphrodite, who would eventually become the Goddess of Love.

Aphrodite (R Venus) would be formed from the foam of the sea

The Swan is the Greek symbol for Beauty

Close-up of swans

The titan Aphrodite (R. Venus) rests upon a giant seashell with a sparrow ,the Greek symbol of love, perched on her hand.

Close-up of Aphrodite (R. Venus)

Aphrodite's rose quartz necklace. In ancient Greece, the rose quartz was symbolic of compatibility.

The Anemone flower foretells the death of Aphrodite's (R. Venus) greatest love, Adonis.

Perched on her hand, the sparrow is the ancient Greek symbol for love.

The Toad and the Gull are ancient Greek symbols of promiscuity.

The fermenting foam passes on and about the titaness Aphrodite.

The legs of the resting titaness Aphrodite

Close-up of Aphrodite's feet

The butterfly, which arises from a cocoon, is the ancient Greek symbol for metamorphosis

Close-up of butterfly

When she wishes to disguise her appearance, the titaness Aphrodite can transform herself into a fish.

Perched sparrow, the symbol of love, glancing down a the Goddess of Lov

Another perched sparrow, a symbol of love, glancing down a the Goddess of Love

The dolphin is a foretelling of Eros, who would be Aphrodite's only son and offspring. Eros would swim with and ride on the backs of dolphins.

Close-up of Eros's Dolphin

Detail of the sea foam and gull wing passing in front of Aphrodite

Small Koi fish emerging from the deep

School of Koi fish passing in front of Aphrodite

Close-up of large Koi fish

Two Koi fish up close

Koi fish under the wing of sea gull

Like the toad, the seagull is the ancient greek symbol of promiscuity.

Detail of gull's back wing

Detail of bottom-right corner of painting

Size/Scale of painting in natural environment