Aphrodite: The Goddess Of Ancient Greek Mythology
Aphrodite Goddess of love, beauty and fertility
One in five women will go under plastic surgery to make herself beautiful but, who was the most beautiful of all? Aphrodite was the goddess of ancient greek mythology who celebrated love, desire, and eternal youth. Aside from her natural beauty she had a magic girdle that made everyone desire her. Her birth was as beautiful as she is she emerged from the ocean in a clam shell after Cronus threw Uranus's genitals into the ocean. From this moment forward it was Aphrodite's job be a symbol of love, fertility, and modesty. Her relationship with mortals is unusual for a goddess. She visit mortals as a young woman wearing jewelry.("Aphrodite” 1) Aphrodite was the Greek goddess for love and beauty but she had such a much larger impact on mortals, other gods, and greek mythology. …show more content…
Aphrodite proclaimed that her parents were in fact Zeus and Dione. Zeus was the sky and thunder god. While Dione, which is the feminine version of Zeus, was the titan goddess of the oracles of Dodona. The second account which is more notable to most informs us that she arose from the sea on a giant scallop, after Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. Aphrodite then walked to the shore of Cyprus (“aphrodite” 1). “Uranus wasn't such a good guy before Cronus, his son, cut off his genitals. Uranus was super mean to his wife and kids. His wife gaia sent cronus to take uranus out of heaven and when the blood from his genitals fell into the sea the goddess of love and sex arose from the sea. She was said to be blown to the island of cythera where the seasons were waiting and singing her praise”(“The birth of Aphrodite” 1).
Aphrodite has a unique relationship with other gods, goddesses, and mortals.”Aphrodite was married to the lame smith Hephaestus”(Greek Goddess of Love, Beauty & Eternal Youth 1).He was the god of iron and no one
One in five women will go under plastic surgery to make herself beautiful but, who was the most beautiful of all? Aphrodite was the goddess of ancient greek mythology who celebrated love, desire, and eternal youth. Aside from her natural beauty she had a magic girdle that made everyone desire her. Her birth was as beautiful as she is she emerged from the ocean in a clam shell after Cronus threw Uranus's genitals into the ocean. From this moment forward it was Aphrodite's job be a symbol of love, fertility, and modesty. Her relationship with mortals is unusual for a goddess. She visit mortals as a young woman wearing jewelry.("Aphrodite” 1) Aphrodite was the Greek goddess for love and beauty but she had such a much larger impact on mortals, other gods, and greek mythology. …show more content…
Aphrodite proclaimed that her parents were in fact Zeus and Dione. Zeus was the sky and thunder god. While Dione, which is the feminine version of Zeus, was the titan goddess of the oracles of Dodona. The second account which is more notable to most informs us that she arose from the sea on a giant scallop, after Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. Aphrodite then walked to the shore of Cyprus (“aphrodite” 1). “Uranus wasn't such a good guy before Cronus, his son, cut off his genitals. Uranus was super mean to his wife and kids. His wife gaia sent cronus to take uranus out of heaven and when the blood from his genitals fell into the sea the goddess of love and sex arose from the sea. She was said to be blown to the island of cythera where the seasons were waiting and singing her praise”(“The birth of Aphrodite” 1).
Aphrodite has a unique relationship with other gods, goddesses, and mortals.”Aphrodite was married to the lame smith Hephaestus”(Greek Goddess of Love, Beauty & Eternal Youth 1).He was the god of iron and no one