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Aphrodite Greek Goddess

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.

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.

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.

Adonis and Aphrodite

Aphrodite's love for Adonis and his death as told in the Metamorphoses of Ovid.

Aphrodite

The goddess Aphrodite is Greek goddess of beauty and love.

Greek Goddesses - Learn About the Greek Goddesses

These are the major goddesses of Greek mythology.

Venus - Roman Goddess

Venus was the Roman Goddess of spring, love, and beauty.

Aphrodite Meddles in Mortal Affairs

Metamorphoses, deaths and marriages caused by Aphrodite's interference in mortal affairs.

Venus

Venus is the Roman goddess of spring whose worship overlapped the Greek goddess Aphrodite's.

Who Really Launched 1000 Ships?

Why Aphrodite picked Helen for Paris to carry off.

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.

Venus the Roman Goddess

You could say Venus was 'the Roman goddess' since she was counted the ancestor of the ancestral founder of Rome. While Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty, like her Greek counterpart Aphrodite, there was more to her. Here you'll learn about various aspects of Venus the Roman goddess.

Cyprus

Cyprus is connected with Aphrodite because it is believed the Near Eastern love goddess first reached the Greek world via Cyprus.

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