ipl-logo

Aphrodite: The Greek Goddess Of Love And Beauty

141 Words1 Page

After taking the quiz on which Greek God or Goddess I am Aphrodite. Aphrodite is the Goddess of Love and Beauty. As told they say there was more than one story on Aphrodite. Many have been told that Titan Uranus had a son named Cronus who cut off his genitals and threw them into the sea. The immortal flesh in the sea caused foam and thus Aphrodite formed out of a shell among the foam. She then emerged onto the island of Cypress where the sea nymphs showered her with wonderful gifts. Then in other history she is known as the daughter of Zeus and Dionne.
Since Aphrodite is known to be related to Zeus then her siblings would be Zeus ' children. Some of the more important siblings are Ares, Hephaestus, Athena, Apollo, Hercules, Persephone, Dionysius,

Show More
Related

  • The Parthenon: Athena Goddess Of War And Wisdom

    1058 Words  | 5 Pages

    Athena Goddess of War and Wisdom, it takes a tremendous and strong woman to get a title like that. When reading about the Parthenon; like the construction, the history, and of course the statues, you really can understand how appreciative Greeks were back in Ancient times. The Parthenon was created to house the appreciated women, Athena’s statue. What is the history behind Goddess Athena; that brought so much pride and joy to the Greeks, with her title being so harsh and forceful to deserving a twelve meters high statue and temple dedication. In this paper I will explain to you, who this woman with very extravagant helmet was.

    Read More

  • How Women Are Presented In Homer's Odyssey

    806 Words  | 4 Pages

    Athena, is revered and respected by all of Greece. The Bright Eyed Goddess (many pages), is looked up to and her word trumps any order a man can give. In Greece she had much more power than any man but, in the Odyssey Athena is a main character bet she rarely has anything to do with any of the accomplishments that Telemachus and Odysseus had in the epic.

    Read More

  • Comparing Oedipus And Sophocles Antigone

    334 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Antigone, they were four siblings, they were the children or Oedipus and Jocasta. Eteocles and Polyneices that was strong and brave but Eteocles was so stubborn and the things he wanted will happen either you like it or not and Polyneices was fair. Antigone that was kind, helpful,strong,confident and loyal. Lastly Ismene she was the one that was scared she cared about the law and respected the king. In Antigone the two brothers fought against the law Polyneices was supposed to have his turn to have the throne, playing by the rules of Eteocles having the throne for a year,displaying fairness.

    Read More

  • Zeus: The Twelve Gods In Greek Mythology

    274 Words  | 2 Pages

    Zeus the leader of the greek god. He has a wife that is also a goddess. and he has half blood kid. So I am going write about that There are twelve gods in Greek mythology.

    Read More

  • Aphrodite: The Greek Adaptation Of The Greek

    153 Words  | 1 Pages

    They adapted to their religious beliefs the 12 gods of Olympus tough they changed their original names Aphrodite became Venus. Apollo remained Apollo Ares became Mars Artemis became Diana Athena became Minerva Demeter became Ceres Hades became Pluto Hephaistos became Vulcan Hera became Juno Hermes became Mercury Hestia became Vesta Persephone became Proserpina Poseidon became Neptune Zeus became Jupiter They adapted their architecture temples made from marble with the classical design The more common are Ionian the Corinthian and the Doric architecture styles they also adapted the Greek theatron , the theatre which is the usual half circle known as Amphitheatre . More important they adapted the Euboea variation of the Greek alphabet that

    Read More

  • Apollo's Role In Greek Mythology

    1160 Words  | 5 Pages

    Greek Mythology is composed of the many gods, deities, and mythological creatures the ancient Greeks had worshiped and formed religions upon. One of the most worshiped of the Greek gods was Apollo, son of Zeus and Leto. Although Apollo is best known for being the Greek god of arts, prophecy, and healing, he is also known for the role of women in society and mythological influence on the modern world. Apollo was considered to be one of the most worshiped and important gods within Greek mythology and religion, being known as the god of prophecy, arts (music and poetry), healing, archery, the sun, and, to primitive shepherds, the god of flocks and pastures. (The Colombia Electronic Encyclopedia ) Apollo is said to have been born alongside Artemis

    Read More

  • Essay On Dionysus

    598 Words  | 3 Pages

    He had 6 brothers and 8 sisters. His brothers were Hercules, Apollo, Hermes, Hephaestus, Perseus and Minos. Ares, Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hebe, Helen of Troy, the Muses, the Graces were all of his sisters. Once he was older he married Ariadne, the love of his life. Dionysus has a lot of interesting facts about him.

    Read More

  • Archetypes In Adonis

    1118 Words  | 5 Pages

    Aphrodite was the protector of the hero, Adonis. They would always be together in the woods. She has never left the hero, Adonis, and would protect him. But one day, she wasn’t with him

    Read More

  • Research Paper On Aphrodite

    520 Words  | 3 Pages

    Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty, love, pleasure, and procreation. According to myth, there is more than one story about her origin. One of the myths was that she was born when Cronus cut off Uranus 's genitals and threw them into the sea. His genitals were then carried over the sea for a long time and white foam arose and within it a girl grew. Her name was Aphrodite which means ' 'foam-

    Read More

  • Aphrodite Research Paper

    212 Words  | 1 Pages

    Aphrodite Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty. She has a magical girdle that makes her attractive to everyone. She is the only god or goddess that is a child of only Ouranos. She was born from the blood of Ouranos when his son Cronus, threw him into the sea. That makes her the oldest of the olympians.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: I Am Artemis

    265 Words  | 2 Pages

    I am Artemis. Goddess of hunting, childbirth, virginity, natural environment. I am one of the goddesses of the moon. I am the daughter of zeus who is the son of Cronus & Rhea. Also the daughter of Leto who is the daughter of Coeus & Phoebe.

    Read More

  • Aphrodite Research Paper

    236 Words  | 1 Pages

    Aphrodite:goddess of love and beauty Greek mythology is a body of myths and teachings that belong to ancient greeks. For example Aphrodite is a goddess of love and beauty. Ancient greeks believed that she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione however, others believed she arose from the sea one giant scallop,after Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into sea(“Aphrodite”) Aphrodite moves in the light,without her there is no joy nor lovingness. Aphrodite represents passion and selfless devotion to another person. Aphrodite is often pictured with a mirror and a magical girdle which caused everyone who saw her to fall in love with her.

    Read More

  • Comparing Lilith's Ishtar And Inanna In Babylon

    957 Words  | 4 Pages

    Festivals became held in Aphrodite’s honor celebrated all over different cities; Athens and Corinth existed among the greatest. Vehemently, Aphrodite and Venus paralleled; although, the majority of scholars think Venus occurred as the first goddess due to figurines and prehistoric statuettes of women portraying similar physical attributes from the upper Paleolithic. Yet, as stated in Part II, Aphrodite popularity as ‘the queen over sexual pleasure’ transpires as being targeted sexually among the Greeks and finally through Christian’s fathers of the church for her lustfully

    Read More

  • Medusa Research Paper

    193 Words  | 1 Pages

    Family: Most sources describe her and her sisters as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, known as the gorgons. Her sisters were Stheno, and, Euryale. She had two children with Poseidon, her sons’ names were Pegasus and Chrysaor. Birth: Not much is known about her birth, but she was born with snakes as locks of hair.

    Read More

  • Aphrodite: The Greek Goddess Of Love

    268 Words  | 2 Pages

    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.

    Read More

More about Aphrodite: The Greek Goddess Of Love And Beauty

Open Document