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Title: Aphrodite


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Aphrodite
  • The Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Fertility. lt3

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Eros
  • Aphrodites son and constant companion.
  • Born from her affair with Ares
  • A boy with wings and bow and arrows as well as a
    flaming torch
  • Roman name-Cupid

3
Aphrodites Temple
  • The priestesses were not considered
    prostitutes.
  • Temple prostitution was when the priestesses had
    intercourse with a man who would pay
  • The offerings would go to benefit the temple
  • Women would do this so Aphrodite would bless them
    with large families.

4
Hermaphrodite
  • Cleverly named child of Hermes and Aphrodite
  • Nymph saw Hermaphrodite bathing and fell in love
  • Prayed to gods they would never be separated
  • Gods granted her wish and bonded them together

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Pygmalion
  • King of Cyprus
  • Angered at immorality of women
  • Created ivory statue of his ideal woman that
    Aphrodite granted life to
  • This formed the basis of the play Pygmalion and
    the musical My Fair Lady

6
Myrrha
  • Beautiful witch
  • Great Granddaughter of Pygmalion
  • Mother boasted that she was more beautiful than
    Aphrodite
  • As punishment, she fell in love with her father
  • After 12 nights her father realized who she was
    and chased her
  • She turned into a myrrh tree
  • Gave birth to Adonis

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Anchises
  • He was a mortal man, making it inappropriate for
    Aphrodite to pursue him
  • Had a form of a god
  • Prince of territory nearby Troy
  • Would later be carried out of Troy after its fall

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Adonis and Aphrodite
  • Aphrodite fell in love with him after Zeus put
    the desire in her heart
  • Aphrodite could no longer boast
  • She went to him dressed her best, but disguised
    her goddess self
  • Walk to his cabin where he let her into his house

9
The Happily ever After
  • Aphrodite gave birth to a child
  • Told Anchises her real identity
  • There son was raised by nymphs and then given to
    their father
  • Prevented him from telling anybody about it
  • He bragged about it anyways
  • Became lame as punishment

10
Other interesting facts
  • Adonis, who she would later fall in love with,
    was her great-great grandson
  • Had many love affairs, cheating several times on
    Hephaestus
  • His wife only so Zeus could keep the peace
  • Remained however, a virgin goddess

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Symbols
  • Most things considered tokens of love now come
    from her symbols including seashells, the evening
    star, many perfumes, the rose, gold and pearls
  • Some of her more unusual symbols are The number
    5, bees, goats, artichokes, and a triangle

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Other myths
  • Adonis
  • Paris and his beauty contest. Glory, power, or
    love?
  • Started Trojan War
  • Affair with Ares
  • Many other affairs
  • Wounded during the Trojan war after trying to
    save her son Aeneas

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Bibliography
  • http//thanasis.com/mfeb99.htm
  • http//www.theoi.com/Gallery/K32.3.html
  • www.pantheon.org
  • http//faculty-staff.ou.edu
  • www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods
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