Aphrodite
MythologyGreek
RoleGoddess of love and beauty
About Aphrodite
Born from sea foam where Cronus's severed parts fell. Married to Hephaestus but loved Ares. Started the Trojan War by offering Helen to Paris. Her son Eros (Cupid) shot arrows of love. The Venus de Milo depicts her. Roman equivalent: Venus.
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