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The Krewe of Aphrodite (St. Bernard Parish)
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Krewe
organized in 1985
250+
female riders
20 floats
8 marching bands
Contemporary-style parade |
| King and Queen announced at the ball |
Look for krewe emblem doubloons, cups, frisbees,
t-shirts, garters, squeeze bottles and footballs.
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Aphrodite's
legend is sketchy. The Greek word for "foam" is 'aphros' which
leads some to believe that she was created from sea foam.
However, Homer names Aphrodite in his "Iliad" as
being the daughter of Dione and Zeus.
 This krewe is one of
only four parading organizations in St. Bernard Parish, including
the krewes of Arabi, Gladiators , and Nemesis.
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Aphrodite
is one of the highlights of the St. Bernard parade season, rolling with
eight double-decker floats and a full compliment of local and regional
marching bands. The theme of the Aprhodite parade, along with the
identities of her royalty are made public at their annual ball
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and fertility; the Romans call
her Venus .
 This krewe shares a
Greek theme with the krewes of
Adonis, Aphrodite, Argus,
Atlas,
Endymion, Hermes,
Iris,
Jason,
Morpheus,
Muses, Okeanos,
Orpheus,
Pegasus, Proteus,
Morpheus, Nemesis,
Pygmalion,
Rhea, Sparta and
Zeus. |
 This krewe shares a
theme of romantic gods with Adonis, Endymion, Muses, Oshun, and Pygmalion.
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 This
krewe was stopped from marching in the 149th Carnival celebrations
by Hurricane Katrina. The krewe shares that bond with
Adonis, Arabi, Bards,
Cleopatra, Druids,
Gladiators,
Mercury, NOMTOC, Oshun, Saturn, and du Vieux. |
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