Aphrodite

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Aphrodite

• The Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Fertility. lt3

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Eros

• Aphrodites son and constant companion.
• Born from her affair with Ares
• A boy with wings and bow and arrows as well as a
  flaming torch
• Roman name-Cupid

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Aphrodites Temple

• The priestesses were not considered
  prostitutes.
• Temple prostitution was when the priestesses had
  intercourse with a man who would pay
• The offerings would go to benefit the temple
• Women would do this so Aphrodite would bless them
  with large families.

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Hermaphrodite

• Cleverly named child of Hermes and Aphrodite
• Nymph saw Hermaphrodite bathing and fell in love
• Prayed to gods they would never be separated
• Gods granted her wish and bonded them together

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Pygmalion

• King of Cyprus
• Angered at immorality of women
• Created ivory statue of his ideal woman that
  Aphrodite granted life to
• This formed the basis of the play Pygmalion and
  the musical My Fair Lady

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Myrrha

• Beautiful witch
• Great Granddaughter of Pygmalion
• Mother boasted that she was more beautiful than
  Aphrodite
• As punishment, she fell in love with her father
• After 12 nights her father realized who she was
  and chased her
• She turned into a myrrh tree
• Gave birth to Adonis

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Anchises

• He was a mortal man, making it inappropriate for
  Aphrodite to pursue him
• Had a form of a god
• Prince of territory nearby Troy
• Would later be carried out of Troy after its fall

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Adonis and Aphrodite

• Aphrodite fell in love with him after Zeus put
  the desire in her heart
• Aphrodite could no longer boast
• She went to him dressed her best, but disguised
  her goddess self
• Walk to his cabin where he let her into his house

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The Happily ever After

• Aphrodite gave birth to a child
• Told Anchises her real identity
• There son was raised by nymphs and then given to
  their father
• Prevented him from telling anybody about it
• He bragged about it anyways
• Became lame as punishment

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Other interesting facts

• Adonis, who she would later fall in love with,
  was her great-great grandson
• Had many love affairs, cheating several times on
  Hephaestus
• His wife only so Zeus could keep the peace
• Remained however, a virgin goddess

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Symbols

• Most things considered tokens of love now come
  from her symbols including seashells, the evening
  star, many perfumes, the rose, gold and pearls
• Some of her more unusual symbols are The number
  5, bees, goats, artichokes, and a triangle

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Other myths

• Adonis
• Paris and his beauty contest. Glory, power, or
  love?
• Started Trojan War
• Affair with Ares
• Many other affairs
• Wounded during the Trojan war after trying to
  save her son Aeneas

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Bibliography

• http//thanasis.com/mfeb99.htm
• http//www.theoi.com/Gallery/K32.3.html
• www.pantheon.org
• http//faculty-staff.ou.edu
• www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods