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All About Aphrodite
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Aphrodite, love of the gods. This goddess was the cause of many men's dreams. All wanted he but none got her. Because of her refusal to all gods, she was given to the lame and ugly god of fire-Hephaestus. Aphrodite had many lovers. One was Ares, god of war. They had many children, but one of them is Eros(Cupid).
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The most famous legend about Aphrodite concernst the cause of the Trojan War. Eris, the personification of discord-the only goddess not invited to the wedding of King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis-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 goddess 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.
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So, is Aphrodite really a male charmer of is she using a special potion. You decied. Write to 1879 Newland Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey 08817. Or e-mail me at [email protected]
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