Aphrodite, an embodiment of erotic love's untrammeled power. China Photos/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption China Photos/Getty Images 13.7: Cosmos And Culture An Appreciation For 'All Things Shining' February 11, 2011 • All Things Shining offer a very different picture. Homer's Gods stand for meanings in the world around us, and also for the moods or moments when we are most drawn to or sensitive to those meanings.
