Aphrodite
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"So as Kronos was throwin' his dad out of heaven, he castrated him with a sickle," (for those who don't know castration is the process by which testicles are removed), "The blood fell into the sea and Aphrodite was born." And so begins the story of Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty.
"Aphrodite is irresistable; her figure desires attention, she is also soft spoken but passionate in silence," (Funk and Wagnalls NWE). Despite this deity of Greek mythology's soft spokenness, she is quite famous for some surprising actions.
"Perhaps the most famous legend about Aphrodite concerns the cause of the Trojan War. Eris, the goddess of discord wasn't invited to the wedding of King Pelpus and Thetis - Eris resentfully tossed into the banquet hall a golden apple on which were inscribed the words "for the fairest." When Zeus refused to judge between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, the three goddesses who claimed the apple, they asked Paris, prince of Troy, to make the award. Each goddess offered Paris a bribe: Hera, that he would be a powerful ruler; Athena, that he would achieve great military fame; and Aphrodite, that he should have the fairest woman in the world. Paris declared Aphrodite the fairest and chose as his prize Helen of Troy, the wife of the Greek king Menelaus. Paris's abduction of Helen led to the Trojan War."
Aphrodite also has a habit of cheating on Hephaestus for Ares.
"Aphrodite is irresistable; her figure desires attention, she is also soft spoken but passionate in silence," (Funk and Wagnalls NWE). Despite this deity of Greek mythology's soft spokenness, she is quite famous for some surprising actions.
"Perhaps the most famous legend about Aphrodite concerns the cause of the Trojan War. Eris, the goddess of discord wasn't invited to the wedding of King Pelpus and Thetis - Eris resentfully tossed into the banquet hall a golden apple on which were inscribed the words "for the fairest." When Zeus refused to judge between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, the three goddesses who claimed the apple, they asked Paris, prince of Troy, to make the award. Each goddess offered Paris a bribe: Hera, that he would be a powerful ruler; Athena, that he would achieve great military fame; and Aphrodite, that he should have the fairest woman in the world. Paris declared Aphrodite the fairest and chose as his prize Helen of Troy, the wife of the Greek king Menelaus. Paris's abduction of Helen led to the Trojan War."
Aphrodite also has a habit of cheating on Hephaestus for Ares.