Mythology Project By: Justine Case

Aphrodite Goddess of Love! Aphrodite is a gorgeous, perfect, eternally young woman with a beautiful body. She spent a lot of time meddling in the affairs of mortals, mostly for her own amusement. Goddess of Love!

Her Name She is most know by Aphrodite Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus Aphrodite is also known as Cytherea and Cypris

About Aphrodite the Greek Goddess of Love and beauty Because of her beauty other gods feared that jealousy would interrupt the peace among them and lead to war. Zeus married her to Hephaestus , who was not viewed as a threat. Aphrodite had many lovers, both gods like Ares, and men like Anchises. became instrumental in the Eros and Psyche legend, and later was both Adonis' lover and his surrogate mother. Many lesser beings were said to be children of Aphrodite.

Her Strengths dazzling beauty. Aphrodite had power unlike any other god. She could make potions and spells to get people to fall in love

Her Weaknesses True love Jealous of others being more beautiful than her

Her General Symbols Scallop shell, seashells, mirrors, golden apples, the Evening Star (planet Venus), Number 5, the ocean, and the triangle

Her Animal Symbols Dolphin Swan Dove Sparrow Bees Goats The swan is the most known symbol!

Aphrodite's Use of Her Powers The most famous example of Aphrodite's influence is the Judgment of Paris an event in which Aphrodite's actions indirectly caused the Trojan War

The Judgment of Paris Zeus had a celebration in account of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis. Eris, the goddess of discord was not invited. She was angered by this, so she went to the party and put a golden apple, the Apple of Discord, into the proceedings. There was a description on it that said “for the fairest.” Three goddesses claimed the apple: Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. They asked Zeus to judge which one was the fairest, he declared the Paris, a Trojan mortal, would judge the cases. Each goddess used there powers in attempt to bribe Paris. Hera offered to make him King of Europe and Asia, Athena offered wisdom and skill in war, and Aphrodite the love of the world's most beautiful woman. Paris accepted Aphrodite's gift and awarded the apple to her. Paris received Helen of Troy, “the face that launched a thousand ships.”

The Parentals!!! Zeus and Dione One genealogy gives her parents as Zeus, King of the Gods, and Dione, an early earth/mother goddess. More commonly, she was believed to be born of the foam in the sea which bubbled around the severed member of Ouranos when Kronos slew him.

Her Siblings Apollo(God of the sun) Athena(Goddess of wisdom and war) Ares (God of War) Hephasestus (God of fire)

Aphrodite’s lovers Ares. Hermes Dionysus Adonois Pan Zeus Poseidon Anchises Butes And many more… lets just say Aphrodite was not very faithful.

Her Offspring Eros- (Cupid) in some accounts is said to be the son of Aphrodite and Ares. Phobos (fear)- son of Aphrodite and Ares. Deimos (dread)- son of Aphrodite and Ares. Harmonia (harmony)- daughter of Aphrodite and Ares, Himeros (lust)- son of Aphrodite and Ares. Anteros (requited love/avenger of unrequited love)- son of Aphrodite and Ares.

Offspring Continued Pothos (desire)- son of Aphrodite Peitho (persuasion)- daughter of Aphrodite (sometimes by Hermes) Hermaphroditus- son of Aphrodite and Hermes. Eunomia and Tyche- daughters of Aphrodite and Hermes, Rhodos- son of Aphrodite and Hermes Priapus- son of Aphrodite by either Hermes, Dionysus, Adonis, Pan or Zeus, depending on the source. Hymen/Hymenaios/Hymenaeus- son of Aphrodite and Dionysus Rhode- sometimes given as the daughter of Aphrodite and Poseidon

Offspring continued (Again) Herophile/Herophilos/Herophilus- daughter of Aphrodite and Posiedon. Beroe- daughter of Aphrodite and Adonis Aeneas- son of Aphrodite and Anchises. Lyros- son of Aphrodite and Anchises. Eryx- son of Aphrodite and Butes.

Aphrodite And psyche (the bad mother- in- law) Aphrodite was jealous of the beauty of a mortal woman named Psyche. She asked Eros (Cupid) to use his golden arrows to cause Psyche to fall in love with the ugliest man on earth. Eros agreed, but then fell in love with Psyche on his own, by accidentally pricking himself with a golden arrow. Psyches parents visited an oracle who said her fate was to not be with a mortal and that she could find her love on a certain mountain. Eros had bribed the oracle to tell Psyches parents this. So Psyche climbed the mountain. She came to a cave, where she met Eros. Every night they came to this cave “to be together.” Her sisters told her that convinced her that her husband was a monster, and she should strike him with a dagger. So one night she lit a lamp, but recognizing Eros instantly, she dropped her dagger. Oil spilled from the lamp onto his shoulder, awaking him, and he fled, saying "Love cannot live where there is no trust!“ Psyche told her sisters about what happened and the sisters went to the mountain in hope that Eros would fall in love with one of them. Eros did not love them and the sisters fell to their death at the base of the mountain. Psyche went looking for Eros in hope that they would make up. She ran into Demeter, he made her sort grains. When she was finished Demeter told her to find Eros mother Aphrodite. Psyche found Aphrodite who made her do a similar task as Demeter did, but gave an impossible deadline. Eros still loved her so he got ants to help her move the grain into piles. When Aphrodite found she was able to finish she was furious and sent her to get golden wool from the vicious sheep. A river god told her to wait till noon to get the wool. When Psyche came back with the wool Aphrodite sent Psyche to Hades to get some beauty.

Aphrodite and Psyche Continued A voice stopped her at the last moment and told her a route that would lead her to enter and return alive, as well as telling her how to pass the three-headed dog Cerberus, Charonand the other dangers of the route. She was to not lend a hand to anyone in need. She baked two barley cakes for Cerberus, and took two coins for Charon. Psyche got the beauty and left the underworld she decided to open the box and take a little bit of the beauty for herself, thinking that if she did so, Eros would surely love her. Inside was a "Stygian sleep," which overtook her. Eros, who had forgiven her, flew to her body and wiped the sleep from her eyes, then begged Zeus and Aphrodite for their consent to his wedding of Psyche. They agreed and Zeus made her immortal. Aphrodite danced at the wedding of Eros and Psyche, and their subsequent child was named Hedone.

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