Gods and goddesses played a primary part in the Ancient Greek society and culture. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty, and eternal youth, was an essential goddess to Mount Olympus. Since she was the most attractive goddess on Mt. Olympus, which should not be shocking since she is the goddess of love, many gods and mortals were attracted to her (“Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Beauty, Love and Eternal Youth”). Along with beauty, Aphrodite possessed a magical girdle that attracted people to her or to whomever was wearing the girdle at the time. According to greekmytholgy.com, Aphrodite was also the mother of Eros, also known as Cupid. Aphrodite is indispensable to Olympus due to her beauty, her estates and attributes, and her many children.
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This girdle was woven with strands of strong desire and love. The goddess of marriage, Hera, sometimes borrowed this girdle to reunite couples that were fighting. To Aphrodite’s convenience, she also has an elaborate, dove-drawn chariot that is immensely covered with jewels and gold. On Mount Olympus, Hephaestus built Aphrodite a palace when they got married (“APHRODITE ESTATE”). All of these abilities and attributes are what make Aphrodite special as a …show more content…
During her affairs, Aphrodite had a multitude of children, including those from Ares, Dionysus, and Hermes. With Ares, Aphrodite bore the child Eros (“APHRODITE LOVES 1”). It is said that during the time in which his parents were having an affair with each other that Eros developed his wild and mischievous side and was started to be looked at as a “matchmaker”. He served as a loyal companion to his mother, Aphrodite, and was by her side all of the time (greekboston.com). Without Aphrodite, we would not have the important god,
This girdle was woven with strands of strong desire and love. The goddess of marriage, Hera, sometimes borrowed this girdle to reunite couples that were fighting. To Aphrodite’s convenience, she also has an elaborate, dove-drawn chariot that is immensely covered with jewels and gold. On Mount Olympus, Hephaestus built Aphrodite a palace when they got married (“APHRODITE ESTATE”). All of these abilities and attributes are what make Aphrodite special as a …show more content…
During her affairs, Aphrodite had a multitude of children, including those from Ares, Dionysus, and Hermes. With Ares, Aphrodite bore the child Eros (“APHRODITE LOVES 1”). It is said that during the time in which his parents were having an affair with each other that Eros developed his wild and mischievous side and was started to be looked at as a “matchmaker”. He served as a loyal companion to his mother, Aphrodite, and was by her side all of the time (greekboston.com). Without Aphrodite, we would not have the important god,