Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Aphrodite: Goddess of Love


Symbols:Ocean, Seashells, Dolphins, Evening star, Triangles,Rose, and Any Shades of Light Blue
Roman Name: Venus
Parent: Dione and Zeus

Biography: It has been claimed that Aphrodite was born of the ocean. She is said to have come out of the foam and that is why many of her symbols are from the sea. She is noted to be extremely beautiful. Her beauty was so immense that Zeus ordered her to be married for two reasons. The gods would fight over who would marry her and second she was married to Hephaestus and he was noted to being extremely ugly. He also was no threat to the other gods. People's love for her brought them to their knees and started wars between each other. She had the ability to charm speak. This makes people more willing to do what she says. Although she could have persuaded people with ehr charm speak she was able to get them to do what she wants without it.

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