1. Aphrodite
(Venus)
By: Lacey Huffstetler

2. Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation.

3. Heritage
Two birth stories: one says she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. The other says that she was born when Cronus cut off the genitals of Uranus and threw them into the sea, she rose from the sea foam.
Married to Hephaestus
Had many children but none by her husband

4. Symbols Scallop shell- carried her to Cyprus where she began her reign
Pearl- was sacred to her because it is the offspring of the sea
Mirror- vanity
Girdle- inspiring love
Rose- beauty
Pomegranate- loss of female virginity

5. Top 10 facts about Aphrodite:
She was partly the reason the Trojan war started
Caused the death of Hippolytus
Her Girdle made the wearer look incredibly attractive to whoever looked at them.
Has temples in Kythira and Cyprus
Known also as the Lady of Cyprus because that's where it's said she was born

6. Many gods avoided marrying her because they feared that jealousy would cause war among the gods.
14 immortal children and 5 mortal children
In some areas of Ancient Greece, the cults of Aphrodite and Ares are closely related.
Lived on Mount Olympus with the other Olympians
There was a competition between Aphrodite and Hera on who was the "fairest" goddess.

7. The Trojan War:
The Trojan prince Paris was asked to judge who was the most beautiful goddess between Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena. Hera and Athena had tried to bribe him with power and victory, but he chose Aphrodite who promised him the most beautiful (mortal) woman in the world, Helen of Troy.

8. Helen, however, was already married to the King of Sparta
Helen, however, was already married to the King of Sparta. Aphrodite helped Paris abduct Helen and take her back to Troy. Leading to a war between the Greeks and the Trojans.

9. Fill in the blank questions:
In one of her birth stories, Aphrodites father is Zeus, and her mother is
Aphrodite had a magic That made the wearer look extremely attractive to whoever looked at them.
One of her symbols was the mirror, which symbolized