Aphrodite The Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Fertility.
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Aphrodite
The Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Fertility. <3
Eros
• Aphrodite’s son and constant companion.
• Born from her affair with Ares
• A boy with wings and bow and arrows as well as a flaming torch
• Roman name-Cupid
Aphrodite’s Temple
• The priestesses were not considered “prostitutes.”
• Temple prostitution was when the priestesses had intercourse with a man who would pay
• The offerings would go to benefit the temple
• Women would do this so Aphrodite would bless them with large families.
Hermaphrodite
• Cleverly named child of Hermes and Aphrodite• Nymph saw Hermaphrodite bathing and fell in
love• Prayed to gods they would never be separated• Gods granted her wish and bonded them
together
Pygmalion
• King of Cyprus• Angered at immorality of women• Created ivory statue of his ideal woman that Aphrodite
granted life to• This formed the basis of the play Pygmalion and the
musical My Fair Lady
Myrrha
• Beautiful witch • Great Granddaughter of Pygmalion• Mother boasted that she was more beautiful
than Aphrodite• As punishment, she fell in love with her
father• After 12 nights her father realized who she
was and chased her• She turned into a myrrh tree• Gave birth to Adonis
Anchises
• He was a mortal man, making it inappropriate for Aphrodite to pursue him
• Had a form of a god• Prince of territory nearby
Troy• Would later be carried out
of Troy after its fall
Adonis and Aphrodite
• Aphrodite fell in love with him after Zeus put the desire in her heart
• Aphrodite could no longer boast
• She went to him dressed her best, but disguised her goddess self
• Walk to his cabin where he let her into his house
The Happily ever After
• Aphrodite gave birth to a child• Told Anchises her real
identity • There son was raised by
nymphs and then given to their father
• Prevented him from telling anybody about it
• He bragged about it anyways• Became lame as punishment
Other interesting facts
• Adonis, who she would later fall in love with, was her great-great grandson
• Had many love affairs, cheating several times on Hephaestus
• His wife only so Zeus could keep the peace
• Remained however, a virgin goddess
Symbols
• Most things considered tokens of love now come from her symbols including seashells, the evening star, many perfumes, the rose, gold and pearls
• Some of her more unusual symbols are The number 5, bees, goats, artichokes, and a triangle
Other myths
• Adonis• Paris and his beauty
contest. Glory, power, or love?
• Started Trojan War• Affair with Ares• Many other affairs • Wounded during the
Trojan war after trying to save her son Aeneas
Bibliography
• http://thanasis.com/mfeb99.htm
• http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K32.3.html
• www.pantheon.org
• http://faculty-staff.ou.edu
• www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods