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Aphrodite: The Greek Goddess Of Love

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Aphrodite was born when Uranus was defeated by Zeus and the New Gods, a drop of Uranus’s blood fell into the Ocean and caused it to bubble. From the sea emerged Aphrodite full grown and beautiful.
Aphrodite was the goddess of love. She had no other jobs or duties except to look pretty and have others fall in love with her.
She wore a girdle with magic powers. The girdle made its wearer seem incredibly attractive to all who looked upon them.
Aphrodite was married to Zeus’s son, Hephaestos. He worked in the forges of the Greek Gods as a blacksmith, making jewellery and weapons.
Aphrodite wasn’t faithful to Hephaestos, and she had many lovers (both men and gods) including: Ares (the god of war), and a handsome human called Adonis.
Aphrodite had

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