Aphrodite is known as the Greek goddess of love and beauty. In some parts of Greece, she is also known as the goddess of the sea and in other parts, she is known as the goddess of warfare. Her Roman counterpart is the goddess, Venus. In many ancient tales, Aphrodite partakes in many love affairs, and has many lovers. Her functions and attributes in the original Greek tales are complicated. Artists and poets have simplified them to love and beauty. Aphrodite is known for her charming looks, symbols, interesting facts, and her many attributes.
Greeks not only worshipped Aphrodite as the goddess of the sea, war, love, and beauty, but Urania or Pandemos. The Advanced World Book says “The Greeks worshiped Aphrodite as a universal goddess called …show more content…
The Illiad by Homer says this about the twins, "Ares drove these [warriors] on. . . and Deimos (Terror) drove them, and Phobos (Fear), and Eris (Hate) whose wrath is relentless, she the sister and companion of murderous Ares" (Homer 446). One of Aphrodite's other more famous children is Harmonia. Harmonia is the goddess of harmony and concord, meaning harmony and agreement between other people. After her birth, the furious Hephaestus gave Aphrodite a necklace which little did she know would curse her child for an eternity. The curse was forever set upon her to ruin her and her next generations. Her last set of famous kids were Eros and Himeros. They were being carried in the arms of Aphrodite when she arose from the seafoam. They are the gods of love, sexuality, and desire, and Eros depicts what most commonly know as Cupid, with a bow and arrow that will make people fall in love. Eros teamed up with his mother, Aphrodite to get Aphrodite’s father, Zeus to marry a mortal named Europa. Himeros is always depicted with his twin brother Eros, and the other Erotes. While these are Aphrodite’s more famous divine children, she also has Anteros, Beroe, Deimos, Hermaphroditos, Iakkhos, Peitho, Phobos, Priapus, and …show more content…
She has a dove drawn chariot, encrusted in many rare jewels and slathered in gold which she rode through the sky as her heaven chariot. She has a separate chariot for the sea, drawn by Tritones, a fish tailed merman which she rode to rule the seas. She also adorns herself in many precious jewels and rich, brightly colored clothing garments, and was confident and alluring. To go along with her extravagant style, when she was born she was crowned with a purely golden crown and doused in “heavenly fragrance oil”, as a perfume. She also adorns herself in large colorful robes and diverse brooches. Her last attribute was her magic girdle, a belt around the waist similar to a sash that was woven with passion and desires. An old Greek poem called Dionysiaca depicts this girdle as this, "Tricky-minded Aphrodite girt her body in the heart-bewitching cestus-belt, and clothing herself in the love-robe of Peitho (Persuasion)" (Nonnus 400 ff). Overall, Aphrodite had many interesting attributes that made her the Aphrodite that most know
Greeks not only worshipped Aphrodite as the goddess of the sea, war, love, and beauty, but Urania or Pandemos. The Advanced World Book says “The Greeks worshiped Aphrodite as a universal goddess called …show more content…
The Illiad by Homer says this about the twins, "Ares drove these [warriors] on. . . and Deimos (Terror) drove them, and Phobos (Fear), and Eris (Hate) whose wrath is relentless, she the sister and companion of murderous Ares" (Homer 446). One of Aphrodite's other more famous children is Harmonia. Harmonia is the goddess of harmony and concord, meaning harmony and agreement between other people. After her birth, the furious Hephaestus gave Aphrodite a necklace which little did she know would curse her child for an eternity. The curse was forever set upon her to ruin her and her next generations. Her last set of famous kids were Eros and Himeros. They were being carried in the arms of Aphrodite when she arose from the seafoam. They are the gods of love, sexuality, and desire, and Eros depicts what most commonly know as Cupid, with a bow and arrow that will make people fall in love. Eros teamed up with his mother, Aphrodite to get Aphrodite’s father, Zeus to marry a mortal named Europa. Himeros is always depicted with his twin brother Eros, and the other Erotes. While these are Aphrodite’s more famous divine children, she also has Anteros, Beroe, Deimos, Hermaphroditos, Iakkhos, Peitho, Phobos, Priapus, and …show more content…
She has a dove drawn chariot, encrusted in many rare jewels and slathered in gold which she rode through the sky as her heaven chariot. She has a separate chariot for the sea, drawn by Tritones, a fish tailed merman which she rode to rule the seas. She also adorns herself in many precious jewels and rich, brightly colored clothing garments, and was confident and alluring. To go along with her extravagant style, when she was born she was crowned with a purely golden crown and doused in “heavenly fragrance oil”, as a perfume. She also adorns herself in large colorful robes and diverse brooches. Her last attribute was her magic girdle, a belt around the waist similar to a sash that was woven with passion and desires. An old Greek poem called Dionysiaca depicts this girdle as this, "Tricky-minded Aphrodite girt her body in the heart-bewitching cestus-belt, and clothing herself in the love-robe of Peitho (Persuasion)" (Nonnus 400 ff). Overall, Aphrodite had many interesting attributes that made her the Aphrodite that most know