![]() ![]() Her lovers include both gods and men – including the god Ares and the mortal Anchises. Because of this, Zeus married Aphrodite to Hephaestus – he wasn’t seen as a threat because of his ugliness and deformity.ĭespite this marriage to Hephaestus, Aphrodite had many lovers. Many gods believed that her beauty was such that their rivalry over her would spark a war of the gods. As with so many Greek deities, there are many stories about the origins of the gods. ![]() However, according to Homer, in Iliad, Aphrodite may instead be the daughter of Zeus and Dione. She supposedly arose from the foam when the Titan Cronus slew his father Uranus and threw his genitals into the sea. Greek Goddess of Love, Beauty & Eternal YouthĪphrodite is the Goddess of Love and Beauty and according to Hesiod’s Theogony, she was born from the foam in the waters of Paphos, on the island of Cyprus. ![]()
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