Aphrodite

the God of Love, Beauty

and Desire.
By Maya

What is the origin of Aphrodite?

There are two legends of Aphrodite's birth. The first one
states how she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Zeus
the father of gods and men and Dione a
Titan goddess. The second one states
that Aphrodite came out of the sea with
Uranus mutilated parts, this occurred after
Cronus castrated his father.

Aphrodites Love Story

Zeus Aphrodites father knew how beautiful and precious his daughter was. Aphrodite made gods try
to kill each other to have the honor to marry her but Zeus decided to marry her with Hephaestus, his
son. This was the best news for him, having the honor to marry the goddess of beauty and sexuality it
was pretty good. But Aphrodite wasnt so lucky, Hephaestus wasnt the most attractive men. He was a
good husband, he bought her jewelery and always made her feel the most beautiful goddess.
Aphrodite wasnt happy, she had numerous affair with different gods, such as; Ares, Hermes,
Poseidon, Dionysus, and (the mortal) Adonis.
Aphrodites purpose and duty was to bring love to the world. She was considered kind, smart and even
generous, even though many women were jealous of her success with men they would never try to
hurt her. Many of her affairs were accepted by Hephaestus but they still brought conflict to the
marriage.
All Olympia knew about her most famous affair, her affair with Ares. Hephaestus was furious about
this affair but he knew he wasnt going to be able to put a punishment on the god of war so he learned
to live with it.

Aphrodites Divine Children.

Anteros, son of Aphrodite and Ares

Hermaphroditos, son of Aphrodite and Hermes
Eros, some say Aphrodite was born pregnant, others say it is Ares son.
Deimos, son of Ares and Aphrodite
Beroe, daughter of Adonis and Aphrodite
Harmonia, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite
Iakkhos, son of Dionysus and Aphrodite
Phobos, son of Aphrodite and Ares

Aphrodites Most Famous Son

Eros:
Aphrodites most famous son was Eros, the god of love. There is two theories
for the birth of Eros, one of them says that Ares was Eross father, other say the
Aphrodite was already pregnant with this child when she
was born.Eros is also known as cupid, and the main
symbols that symbolize him are a bow, an arrow, and the
lyre. His role was to share or distribute love around.
The golden bow and silver arrows usually made humans
fall in love.

Cool Facts

Aphrodite was called Venus by the Romans

Aphrodite has the power of youth and prettiness
The tree that represents her is the myrtle
Aphrodite loved and was loved by many. She had
10 different lovers, and over 19 children.
Aphrodite would restore your youth and beauty
if you honored her.
There are 12 Olympian gods and goddess

Work Cited
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