What are some myths about Aphrodite?

Answer 1

Aphrodite

Greek name: Afrodith transliteration: Aphroditê

Latin spelling: Aphrodite roman name: Venus

Aphrodite is the goddess of love. She was born from the foam of the sea after the defeat of Uranus.

I sing of beautiful Aphrodite of Cyprus and the sea, where the camp force of Zephyr breath carried her along on waves of the resounding sea and the soft foam. The hours happily received her and put divine garments around her. On her immortal head they placed a crown, carefully made of gold. In the pierced lobes of her ears they placed flowers of copper. On her delicate neck and silver-white breasts they put necklaces of gold. Then they led her to the immortals who welcomed her and reached out their hands to her. They gawked at the figure of the Cytheran crowned in violets. Farewell, quick-blinking, sweet-smiling goddess, grant me victory in this contest--favor my song and I'll remember you in another.

(A paraphrase of Second Homeric Hymn from the seventh century)

She is the wife of Hephaestus, the lame black smith of the gods. Her magic weapon is her girdle. Whoever wore it became so instantly attractive that people couldn't help falling in love with them. With this magical weapon Aphrodite claimed she was more powerful than Zeus himself, for even he couldn't resist its powers. She liked Ares, the God of War, brother of Hephaestus very much. One day Hephaestus caught them kissing each other and so he created a net made up of a mythical unbreakable material called adamant, which he threw over them, and called on all the other gods to come and make fun of them while they are trapped, so Aphrodite returned to the sea to renew her virginity. The most famous legend of Aphrodite is the beginning of the Trojan War. Aphrodite was among two other goddess, Hera and Athena, who were invited to the wedding of King Peleus and his sea nymph Thetis. Eris the goddess of discord was so outraged that she was not invited, so she threw a golden apple labeled "to the fairest" in the center of the floor. All three goddess knew that they were the fairest, and fought over it. Since Zeus would not choose the fairest, the goddess's looked upon Paris, the Prince of Troy, to make the award. Each goddess offered poor Paris a bribe for them to be the chosen one. But the bribe he could not turn down was Aphrodite's, as she offered him the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Troy. Helen however was the wife of the Greek king Menelaus, so Paris's abduction of Helen led to the Trojan War. Aphrodite continued to influence events during the ten years of the war. At various stages during the conflict, she assisted the Trojan soldiers, particularly Paris. Meanwhile, Hera and Athena-still offended by Paris's choice of Aphrodite as the fairest-came to the aid of the Greeks. Aphrodite was also closely linked with the Trojan cause through her son, the brave leader Aeneas. His birth resulted from Aphrodite's love for the Trojan Anchises.

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The myth of her birth? How she was born from the bublles that rose from the sea? How Hera wanted her married immedietly, for she was jealous of her beauty? How Poseidon claimed her because he ruled the area she was born? Even Zeus approached her, but she dismissed him, so as punishment, he married her to Hephaestus, but it was a faithless marriage (as evidenced by the lack of children).

Aphrodite played a role in the myths of Adonis, the Marriage of Peleus and Thetis, The Trojan War, Eros and Psyche, and Pygmalion.