Aphrodite

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Aphrodite is the goddess of Beauty and love. She represents all the love in the entire universe. Aphrodite was born of the sea. No one knows who her parents are. She was originally not a goddess, but Zeus took her in and made her one. Aphrodite was the most beautiful women on Mt. Olympus. As a result many women, such as Hera, were jealous. Aphrodite was so beautiful that she could seduce any man she wanted to. Unfortunately, she was forced to marry Hephaestus god of the Forge. He was very ugly and the only way Aphrodite could be satisfied was to have many affairs with many other men. Her most famous affair was with Ares, god of war. Eros was born. Eros took after Aphrodite and had a bow with arrows that could make people fall in love. He followed Aphrodite around almost everywhere she went. Other than Eros, Aphrodite had seventeen other children. Her symbol is the dove and swan.

Some of Aphrodite`s weaknesses are being very vain and narcissistic. She thought she was the best on Mt Olympus and that nobody could beat her. Aphrodite once challenged Athena to a weaving contest, but Athena easily won. Having not learned her lesson, she also challenged Hermes to a music contest and also lost.

A popular myth that Aphrodite appears in is The Trojan War. It all starts at a wedding. The goddess of spite, jealous that she was not invited, rolls a golden apple in between Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena. The apple has "To the Fairest"  written on the side. Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena all fight over who should receive the golden apple. Eventually Paris, a young man is chosen to choose who should get the apple. He picks Aphrodite because she had promised the love of Helen, the most beautiful mortal on Earth. Paris steals Helen away from her family and takes her to Troy. The king of Greece, who was also Helen's father, sends armies over to Troy to get her back. The gods and goddesses on Mt Olympus pick sides to aid in the war. In the end, the Greeks win. This war would not have started if Aphrodite had not bribed Paris with Helen`s love. For the full myth, click [|here] [|.]

Aphrodite has effected the modern day world in many ways. There are Venus razors named after her. The reason they are called Venus razors is because Aphrodite is beautiful and if you use the Razors, you will become pretty like her. Many shops have been chosen to use Aphrodite`s mane. Many shops, for example, or clothing lines have used her name. There is also a planet, Venus, named after her. Unfortunately, the planet is not very pretty. It has many volcanoes and very high temperatures. It has been described as " A living hell." The Romans, who named this planet after their goddess, had no idea that its surface was so hectic. 



10 Facts About Aphrodite 1. Symbol is a dove 2. Son is Eros 3. Born of the sea foam <span style="background-color: #800080; color: #f835e9; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">4. Has a planet named after her <span style="background-color: #f835e9; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">5. Had many affairs <span style="background-color: #800080; color: #f835e9; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">6. Most beautiful woman in the world <span style="background-color: #f835e9; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">7. Wore a long white toga <span style="background-color: #800080; color: #f835e9; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">8. Could seduce any man she wanted to <span style="background-color: #f835e9; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">9. Very vain and arrogant <span style="background-color: #800080; color: #f835e9; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">10. Has 83 half-siblings.

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