APHRODITE

By: Guadalupe Vasquez

Hi! I am Aphrodite and I am the Goddess of love, lust, and beauty. My Greek name is φροδίτη and my Roman name is Venus. Actually, there are two stories about my birth. Some say that I am the daughter of Zeus and Dione, but in the other hand, it is thaught that after Cronus castrated Uranus, his testicles were thrown to the see and I arose from there. The most powerful ability I have is a very strong force of love. I can help you gain the love of whom ever you want but only if I consider it true love. I can also cause big trubles to those who disrupt or prevent the workships of love and sexuality. For instance, I can cause misfortune and lack of beauty in who ever I want. I was married with Hephastus, but due to my unhappines I had some affairs with Ares, but my main romance was with Adonis, who was a mortal. The judgement of Paris is a story that recognize me. When Peleus and Thetis were getting married, many gods, goddesses, and mortals were invited, except the goddess Eris. Nevertheless, she apeared with a golden apple that had the words “to the fairiest”. Aphrodite, Hera and Athena claimed to be the fairest, but the coise was in hands of Paris. Hera tried to bribe Paris with Asia Minor, while Athena offered wisdom, fame and glory in battle, but I whispered to Paris that if he were to choose her as the fairest he would have the most beautiful mortal woman in the world as a wife, and he accordingly chose her.

References:

* Micha F. Lindemans(1999). Aphrodite. 17 July 1999 from:http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/aphrodite.html

* Joel Skidmore. Aphrodite. 25 August 2007 from:http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Aphrodite.html