Greek mythology is teachings that belong to ancient Greeks. There are many Greek Gods and Goddess however the Olympian Gods and Goddess ruled the universe. There were fourteen of these Gods and Goddess. The first was the most powerful God, Zeus. Zeus was the God of the Upper World and was in charge of all other Olympian Gods. Then followed were Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Hephaestus, Hestia, Hermes, Demeter, Dionysus, and Aphrodite which is the Goddess of beauty and love which is the Goddess I will be focusing on.
Aphrodite is the Goddess of love, desire, and beauty. Although Aphrodite had a great amount of natural beauty, she had a magic girdle that made all men desire her(“Greek Goddess Aphrodite”).
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When Aphrodite is pictured or drawn she usually appears to have a mirror and a magical girdle. Aphrodite’s sacred animal is a dolphin. The dolphin is associated with not only Aphrodite, but Greek God Apollo as well. Aphrodite's sacred flower is the rose. The rose comes into view in the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite. The rose is used to symbolize the love between them. Along with the rose, Aphrodite has other sacred plants. This includes myrrh and the myrtle tree. Aphrodite was awarded the apple from Paris of Troy, this is why apples are Aphrodite’s sacred fruit. One of the most important symbolisms is the sacred bird which is the turtle dove. Aphrodite’s golden chariot was drawn by doves through the sky (“Goddess Gift and Sacred Objects of …show more content…
One of the most popular myths is the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite. When Ares, the God of war, discovers Aphrodite is in love with Adonis he get infuriated and seeks his revenge. Aphrodite was chasing Adonis to mate with him when really all Adonis wanted to do was hunt. Aphrodite begged Adonis to quit hunting because she didn't want to see him get hurt. Then later on while hunting Adonis was killed by a wild boar which ended up being Ares getting his revenge. When Adonis died Aphrodite heard the cries and cursed Ares, who had caused the death. This next myth involves Adonis’s parents. Goddess Aphrodite was jealous of Myrrha’s beauty and caused Myrrha to unite and with her own father. This caused Myrrha to be pregnant. When Cinyrus found out he had been tricked, he chased Myrrha with a sword intending to kill her and her unborn baby. Aphrodite then quickly turned her Myrrha into a Myrrh tree. There was also a myth of the Argue of Persephone and Aphrodite over the Greek God Adonis. Aphrodite put baby Adonis in a chest and gave it to Persephone to watch over it. Persephone disobeyed Aphrodite and opened the chest. This lead to seeing Adonis, which was a lovely, beautiful baby, and then Persephone would not give the baby back. This dispute on life of death was then later on settled by Zeus, the Greek God of the sky and ruler of all Olympian Gods. Zeus decided that Persephone should take Adonis with her part of the year in the
Aphrodite is the Goddess of love, desire, and beauty. Although Aphrodite had a great amount of natural beauty, she had a magic girdle that made all men desire her(“Greek Goddess Aphrodite”).
No one yet …show more content…
When Aphrodite is pictured or drawn she usually appears to have a mirror and a magical girdle. Aphrodite’s sacred animal is a dolphin. The dolphin is associated with not only Aphrodite, but Greek God Apollo as well. Aphrodite's sacred flower is the rose. The rose comes into view in the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite. The rose is used to symbolize the love between them. Along with the rose, Aphrodite has other sacred plants. This includes myrrh and the myrtle tree. Aphrodite was awarded the apple from Paris of Troy, this is why apples are Aphrodite’s sacred fruit. One of the most important symbolisms is the sacred bird which is the turtle dove. Aphrodite’s golden chariot was drawn by doves through the sky (“Goddess Gift and Sacred Objects of …show more content…
One of the most popular myths is the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite. When Ares, the God of war, discovers Aphrodite is in love with Adonis he get infuriated and seeks his revenge. Aphrodite was chasing Adonis to mate with him when really all Adonis wanted to do was hunt. Aphrodite begged Adonis to quit hunting because she didn't want to see him get hurt. Then later on while hunting Adonis was killed by a wild boar which ended up being Ares getting his revenge. When Adonis died Aphrodite heard the cries and cursed Ares, who had caused the death. This next myth involves Adonis’s parents. Goddess Aphrodite was jealous of Myrrha’s beauty and caused Myrrha to unite and with her own father. This caused Myrrha to be pregnant. When Cinyrus found out he had been tricked, he chased Myrrha with a sword intending to kill her and her unborn baby. Aphrodite then quickly turned her Myrrha into a Myrrh tree. There was also a myth of the Argue of Persephone and Aphrodite over the Greek God Adonis. Aphrodite put baby Adonis in a chest and gave it to Persephone to watch over it. Persephone disobeyed Aphrodite and opened the chest. This lead to seeing Adonis, which was a lovely, beautiful baby, and then Persephone would not give the baby back. This dispute on life of death was then later on settled by Zeus, the Greek God of the sky and ruler of all Olympian Gods. Zeus decided that Persephone should take Adonis with her part of the year in the