 She was often represented in iconography riding on a male goat, which was known to be a carnal symbol.Pausanias, an Athenian character from Plato's Symposium wittily remarked, "The meaning of the tortoise and of the he-goat I leave to those who care to guess," slyly implying the sensual nature of Aphrodite's representation.In the 4th century, Attic philosophers drew a distinction between Aphrodite Urania, a celestial Aphrodite who represented higher, or transcendent spiritual love, and Aphrodite Pandemos, a goddess representing earthly, non-spiritual love.