Aphrodite’sChild(아프로디테의아이)라는이름은미의여신아프로디테의아들인사랑의신에로스(큐피드)에서따온것으로[DemisRoussos(데미스루소스)],[Vangelis(반젤리스)],[LucasSideras(루카스시데라스)]의3인조로구성된그리스출신의아트락밴드이다.60년대후반그리스좌익정부의탄압을피해프랑스로망명하여그곳에서음악활동을활발하게펼친팀으로국내에도널리알려진곡[RainAndTears]로빅히트를하였으나[666]이라는문제의앨범을발매한후해산하게되었다.

1968년군사쿠데타를피해기타리스트[Koulouris]를제외한3명이국제적활약장소를찾아서영국으로향하지만노동비자문제로프랑스에체류하게되고그곳에서밴드[Aphrodite’sChild]를결성한다.싱글[RainAndTears]를릴리스하고유럽전역에서히트한다.그후에도2장의앨범[EndOfTheWorld],[It’sFiveO’Clock]을발표하고이탈리아의산레모음악제에도출장하는등유럽을중심으로활동을하다가[Vangelis]와다른2명의
멤버와의의견의차이로일단해산하지만1968년망명당시동행하지않았던기타리스트[Koulouris]가다시합류하여재결성을하였고1971년화제의앨범[666]을릴리스하고그후에완전해산하였다.

Aphrodite’sChildwasaGreekprogressiverockbandformedin1967,byVangelisPapathanassiou(keyboards),DemisRoussos(bassguitarandvocals),LoukasSideras(drumsandvocals),andAnargyros"Silver"Koulouris(guitar).[1]Theirband’snamewasderivedfromthetitleofatrackfromanotherMercuryact,DickCampbell,fromhisSingsWhereIt’sAtalbum.PapathanassiouandRoussoshadalreadybeensuccessfulinGreece(playinginthebandsFormynxandIdolsrespectively)whiletheygottogetherwithSiderasandKoulouristoformanewband.TheirfirstrecordingasabandwasforGeorgeRomanos’albumInConcertandinStudiowheretheyplayedonfoursongsandwerecreditedas’VangelisandhisOrchestra’.InthesameyeartheyrecordedatwosongdemoandsubmittedittoPhilipsRecords.-FromWikipedia