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Aphrodite (Venus)
Questions about Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty would be answered in this category. Her Roman name is Venus.
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Why does Venus finally accept Psyche?
Psyche loves Cupid. Psyche is a human. Cupid is Venus's son. Venus sends Psyche on a mission to deliver a precious box to Hades. Psyche curiosity made her open the box and it put her in an internal sleep. Cupid sees this and rescues her and put the sleep back in the box. Psyche completes the mission and Venus finally accepts her. Jupiter also sees Psyche and he makes her immortal. So then Cupid and Psyche could be together.
How may children did Aphrodite have?
Aphrodite was mother to:
Eros and Himeros, born pregnant with twins
Eros, Anteros, Harmonia, Kydoimos, Deimos and Phobos, by Ares
Priapos, by Adonis or Dionysus or Zeus
Iakkhos and Hymenaeus, by Dionysus (the mother of Iakkhos is named Aura; Hymenaeus is given other mothers as well)
Herophile and Rhodos/Rhode, by Poseidon
Atlantius (also called Hermaphroditos), by Hermes
Pothos, father unknown (also called son of Iris and Zephyros)
Peitho, father unknown (many alternate parents)
Beroe and Golgos, by Adonis
Astynous, by Phaethon
Eryx, by Boutes or Poseidon
Aeneas & Lyros, by Ankhises
Aphrodite is Black ! but on GOOGLE IMAGES it shows her white.
Was Aphrodites husband her enemie?
Aphrodite was the most beautiful woman, sorry, goddess. She was married to Hepheastus (the smith god), who was not handsome and was lame. That's why Aphrodirte fell in love with Ares, later he became her lover. No, nevertheless, Hepheastus was not an enemy of her.
She never died due to being an Olympian.
Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love. To the romans she was the deity Venus of love, desire, beauty , fertility, the sea, and vegetation.
She was a mythological character and therefore not seen by modern religions as ever living in reality.
Does Aphrodite represent love or beauty?
It was either of these but Eres also represents love so its basically either or both
What did Aphrodite the goddess wear?
the greeks often had her wear a white robe made of the finest silk and gold however there are many accounts of her strolling around publicly naked
Does Aphrodites husband have powers?
Yes, her husband was Hephaestus god of the forge. But Aphrodite liked Ares, god of war more
How did Aphrodite make people fall in love with each other?
Aphrodite was the goddess of desire. She herself did not make people fall in love with each other , but asked her son Eros to do so. As he shot his flower tipped arrows at gods or men, the victim could fall desperately in love with another .
yes, Apordite can be cruel sometimes but that's only because she likes to make peoples love more adventurous and dramatizes
Aphrodite has more then two sons in myth:
Deimos & Phobos, gods of fear & terror; Anteros, god of love returned by Ares.
Born pregnant with Eros/Himeros.
Hermaphroditos, by Hermes.
Priapos by Zeus/Dionysus/Adonis
Iakkhos by Dionysus.
Aeneas & Lyros, princes of Dardania by Ankhises, king of Dardania.
Astynoos, king of Syria by Phaethon, Syrian priest.
Eryx, king of Elymoi by Boutes, king of Elymoi.
What is a short myth of Aphrodite?
aphrodite was very very jealous and hated her half-sister helena when she was named most beautiful woman. she takes revenge as she competes to
What was Aphrodite's residence?
Cyprus/ Kypros - the island of Love and Beauty! Check it out...it is still today has an intoxicating scent in the air...I love Cyprus, and it is said that is where she came out of the water and loved and played...
What where Aphrodite's powers and how did it help humans?
Her powers help humans fall in love with one each other that's how she helped
