Aphrodite
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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ABOUT APHRODITE.
- Olympian Goddess of love and beauty.
- Aphrodite involved herself on several noteworthy occasions with the affairs of mortal heroes.
- She was born near the island of Cythera.
- Heard to be the starter of the Trojan war.
- One of the twelve Olympian Gods.
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HER LIFE STORY
- Because of her beauty, other gods feared that their rivalry over her would interrupt the peace among them.
- The Romans called her Venus.
- Aphrodite lived on Mount Olympus.
- When Aprodite married Hephaestus – he wasn’t seen as a threat because of his ugliness and deformity.
- Her parents were Zeus and Dione.
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MORE FACTS!
- She had 14 children who are immortal and 5 which are mortal.
- Her skin was to be whiter than ivory.
- Also known to be the protector of sailors.
- Her most famous child was Eros or the Cupid.
- The poet Hesiod wrote a poem about her
Photo by Sergei Golyshev (very busy)
MORE FACTS ABOUT HER!
- She used a swan-drawn car to glide through the air.
- She wore a girdle with magic powers. It made everyone believe she was beautiful.
- She was born already an adult.
- A famous statue of Aphrodite is called Venus de Milo.
- She married Hephaestus, but was in love with the mortal Adonis.
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