According to the ancient Greeks‚ Aphrodite was a beautiful‚ youthful goddess‚ associated with the attributes of love and life (Schefold 15). Between the 6th century B.C. and the 1st century A.D.‚ she was frequently used as a subject matter in Greek and Hellenistic art. During that period‚ goddesses related to Aphrodite were often seen in Near Eastern art as well. In fact‚ Aphrodite’s origins can be found in the goddess Astarte‚ who was worshipped by the Phoenicians. The Assyrians‚ who controlled
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upon her to reassure himself she was not real. He named her Galatea. At festival of Aphrodite Pygmalion stood by the altar and prayed “If you gods can give all things‚ may I have as my wife‚ one like the ivory maiden.” Aphrodite heard his pleas. When Pygmalion returned home he kissed Galatea which apparently was a common custom for him. The warmth of her skin and lips surprised him……(fill in the blank)………………. Aphrodite blessed the union of this couple with a child which they named Paphos. Main Conflict:
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ancient Greece‚ where Ares and Aphrodite disputed about which gender would rule the world‚ men with violence or women with peace. Aphrodite created a super-race of women who is taken down by Hercules after he seduces their leader Hippolyta so Aphrodite hides the survivors on an island later named the Bermuda Triangle created as a world just for women. Without men‚ the women have no children and become depressed so Athena helps Hippolyta make a child from the clay and Aphrodite gives it life. They name
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responsible and at the same time not wholly responsible of the happening of their own tragedies‚ Hippolytus is more responsible for it than Oedipus because he does everything in extreme‚ like he worships only one god‚ Diana. Refuses to worship the god Aphrodite and denies that she is relevant to his life. Also‚ he has such a violent reaction when he finds out about Phaedra’s passion and the extreme hate he has towards women. But Oedipus knowing what was going to happen in his life tries and tries to avoid
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upon it to Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite. Since each of them thought they were they were the most beautiful‚ they needed some one to judge their beauty. But Zeus was too smart to agree to this so he told them to ask Paris‚ a handsome Trojan prince. The goddesses desperately wanted the golden apple‚ so each of them promised Paris a brilliant gift if he should choose them. Hera promised to make him a powerful ruler; Athena promised him wisdom and victory in battle; and Aphrodite promised him the love of
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but only to consider the bribes each offered and choose which seemed to him the best worth taking.” Hera would make him Lord of Europe and Asia; Athena would lead the Trojans to victory against Greece; Aphrodite would present him with the loveliest woman in the world. Paris chose the last and Aphrodite received the golden apple. The beautiful lady he was promised was named Helen‚ a daughter of Zeus. However Helen was already married. When her angry husband Menelaus discovered the absence of his wife
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comrades with him in his journey. On his search for the Golden Fleece‚ he was under the protection of the goddess Hera. She endowed him and the other Argonauts with courage‚ and Zeus helped speed them on their way. Hera also begged Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of Love for help. Aphrodite then sent his son Cupid to make the daughter of the Colchian king‚ Medea fall in love with Jason. Medea was a great help for she could perform very powerful magic. Jason owed most of his victories to Medea because she was the
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excellent example of a marble Classical statue would be the Knidian Aphrodite – however‚ the original statue from the fourth-century BCE was not persevered well (Lee 103). Mireille M Lee‚ an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University whose research interests include Greek art and archaeology are reflected in her article‚ Other "Ways of Seeing": Female Viewers of the Knidian Aphrodite‚ where she discussing the physical appearance of Aphrodite and various interpretations of its meaning. Despite fluctuating
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Helen’s husband and she would rule with him by her side. Little did she know someone was going to pay her a visit. Paris was a Trojan prince and he had been chosen by Zeus to be with the most beautiful goddess. In order to earn paris favor‚ Aphrodite promised
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Zeus Description: Zeus has his sway over Mount Olympus and is the king of the Gods. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea‚ the husband to Hera‚ and has 15 children‚ all of whom were Olympians. Depiction: He is often depicted as a tall and a sturdy man with regal attire. He has long hair and a long beard. Generally‚ he is depicted in a standing pose‚ but we also have some seated sculptures of Zeus. Attributes: The thunderbolt is his main attribute which is generally placed in his right hand. Sometimes
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