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Aphrodite was the foam-born goddess of love and beauty, wife of the lame craftsman god, Hephaestus. The Roman goddess Venus shares many of her attributes.
Greek Goddesses - Learn About the Greek Goddesses
These are the major goddesses of Greek mythology.
Aphrodite - the Love Goddess Aphrodite
Brief account of the Greek love goddess, Aprhrodite.
Venus - The Roman Aphrodite
Aspects of the goddess of love, Venus, the Roman Aphrodite.
Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite. Etext of the poem addressing Aphrodite that is sometimes attributed to Homer.
Venus - Roman Goddess
Venus was the Roman Goddess of spring, love, and beauty.
Aphrodite Profile
Basic information on the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Adonis and Aphrodite
Aphrodite's love for Adonis and his death as told in the Metamorphoses of Ovid.
Aphrodite Meddles in Mortal Affairs
Metamorphoses, deaths and marriages caused by Aphrodite's interference in mortal affairs.
Goddesses of Love
The very complex feeling we shorthand as love makes humans bond with each other. The ancient goddesses held responsible for these gifts were honored highly in their societies.
Venus
Aspects of the goddess of love.
Who Really Launched 1000 Ships?
Why Aphrodite picked Helen for Paris to carry off.
Venus
Venus is the Roman goddess of spring whose worship overlapped the Greek goddess Aphrodite's.
Aphrodite
Carlos Parada lists Aphrodite's many mates and interventions in human affairs, three versions of her birth, and her offspring.
Aphrodite
The birth, parents, spouse of Aphrodite, and a picture.

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