Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexual rapture,1 she was desired by

nearly all of the Greek gods. Aphrodite was one of the twelve main gods on Mt.

Olympus,2 and she was the most powerful goddess when it came to members of the

There are many origins to Aphrodite's birth. Some of them are:

1) She arose full-grown out of the foam of the sea,

2) She is the daughter of Zeus and Dionne,

3) She is the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, which would make her a Titaness, or

4) She is the daughter of Titans Oceanus and Tethys, making her an Oceanid.3

The most common origin of her birth is her being foam-born, which is what her

name means. This origin says that Aphrodite arose nude and full-grown out of the foam

of the sea and riding into the shore of Cythera on a scallop shell. She found Cythera to be

too small of an island, so she went to live in Paphos, in Cyprus, which is still the principal

THE MYTH OF APHRODITE AND HEPHAESTUS AND ARES

Although Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty, she had a magic girdle

in Greek mythology are very significant and they will not be forgotten anytime soon.

dressed in a ragged sleeveless tunic and a wool hat.21

shortened leg and a club foot, and both of his feet facing backwards. Because his legs

Priam and Hecuba, having to judge who is the fairest goddess.

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