Dragan,
>>>Now I understand what I wrote :). The custom of painting the eggs was Egyptian; as Doug said, Astarte (aka Ashtoreth) is the origin. I've also found somewhere that the Aphrodite (and its Roman replica Venus) are actually the same deity, renamed.
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>>Yes, you are quite correct. Aphrodite is the Latin (?) for Astarte.
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>Greek. Venus is its Latin counterpart.
Dang! I wasn't sure and guessed. Busted. <g>
Thanks though for the clarification...
Best,
DD
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