APHRODITE (VENUS) by Belle Vanna

APHRODITE (GREEK)

21cleeb — 2018-04-23 15:23:58 UTC

Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. <3

GREEK vs. ROMAN

21bvanna — 2018-04-23 15:28:19 UTC

In Greek mythology, she is referred to as Aphrodite and in Roman mythology, she is referred to as Venus.

APHRODITE SCULPTURE

21cleeb — 2018-04-23 15:29:43 UTC

FAMILY TREE

21svu — 2018-04-23 15:32:00 UTC

VENUS (ROMAN)

21bvanna — 2018-04-23 15:32:49 UTC

Venus is the goddess of love, sex, beauty, victory, fertility, and prostitution.

FLOWER OF APHRODITE

21svu — 2018-04-23 15:37:00 UTC

APHRODITE MYTH

21cleeb — 2018-04-23 15:38:21 UTC

Aphrodite has been tied to the beginning of the Trojan war, taking place between the City of Troy and the Greeks. She was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis. To show her discontent, Aphrodite left a single golden apple at the table and said that only the fairest goddess could eat it. The other gods saw the turmoil caused by the apple and decided to have a judgement. The most handsome mortal, in this time a Trojan youth named Paris, would choose the most beautiful goddess. The three final contestants; Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena; did not allow him to choose just on beauty. Each offered him a different prize. Hera, the goddess of the house, offered him the most powerful army and he would also be the most powerful ruler in the mortal world. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, would allow him to be the most wise mortal. Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful mortal woman and that they would be in true love. Paris choose Aphrodite, swayed by Helene the beautiful woman. Later, when Helene is kidnapped, Paris and the Trojans raged war on the Greeks, beginning the Trojan War.

AFFAIRS (ROMAN)

21bvanna — 2018-04-23 15:41:31 UTC

Venus had several lovers, those of which included mortal lovers and divine lovers. Her two main divine lovers were her husband Vulcan (Hephaestus) and Mars (Ares). The most well known mortal lovers that she had were Adonis and Anchises, as well as the Sicilian king Butes.

APHRODITE'S SYMBOLS

21svu — 2018-04-23 15:43:50 UTC

Swan, mirror, apple, scallop shell.

AFFAIRS (GREEK)

21bvanna — 2018-04-24 15:05:56 UTC

Aphrodite was portrayed as a seductress who lured in many men. Her divine lovers include Hephaestus, Ares, Poseidon. On the other hand, her mortal lovers were Adonis, Phaethon, Astynoos, Boutes, and Anchises.

APHRODITE PAINTING

21cleeb — 2018-04-24 15:15:38 UTC

HER CHILDREN

21bvanna — 2018-04-24 15:22:32 UTC

Aphrodite bore many children with several lovers that she had, many of the children were minor gods while some were semi gods. Her children's names were Eros, Phobos, Deimos, Harmonia, Pothos, Anteros, Himeros, Hermaphroditos, Rhode, Eryx, Peitho, Eunomia, The Graces, Priapus, Aeneas, and Tyche.