painting onto the wet plaster on the wall. Aphrodite, the goddess of love has been a popular subject in artworks like classical sculpture and fresco, i.e. This eventually led to Trojan war, which led to heavy casualty. Aphrodite promised Paris the love of most beautiful woman on Earth, Helen, who was already married to Agamemnon. When prince Paris had to choose the most beautiful women between her, Athena and Hera, to receive the golden apple thrown by Eris, the goddess of discord. An account states that Hippolytos, son of Theseus, was destroyed by Aphrodite for scorning her worship. In one such incident, she punished Narcissus, a beautiful young man, who refused to worship Aphrodite, by making him fall in love with his own image. Various accounts depict her as ruthless goddess, who punished individuals who despised love as well. She blessed individuals who worshiped her. Love, Hatred and Deceit Aphrodite goddess of love represented the power of love. Yet another account describes Aphrodite's love for Anchises, a shepherd prince, whom she allowed to flee from Troy. Her love affair with Ares - the Greek god of war was also renowned. While she was looking for his body, her delicate feet were hurt by thorns and the blood which oozed out from her feet gave rise to beautiful flowers known as Anemones. One such account states that she spent most of the time going hunting with Adonis, and when Adonis was killed by a wild boar, she mourned over his death for a long time. Many accounts refer to Aphrodite as Adonis's lover as well as surrogate mother.
Therefore, Zeus decided to marry her off to Hephaestus - the god of fire, who was not considered to be a threat among the gods. Gods began to fear that her beauty would give rise to jealousy among them, which would end up in war among themselves and interrupt the peace. Marriage and Love On Mount Olympus, Aphrodite's beauty became a curse for her. On the island she was received by Grace, the giver of beauty and charm, and dressed and taken to Mount Olympus, the abode of gods. Zephyr, the Greek god of west wind, gently blew and pushed her to the shore of the island of Cyprus. The second, and yet interesting, account states that she was born from the foam created in the sea which was formed when the blood drops that fell into the sea when Cronus emasculated his father, Uranus. The first one being that she was the daughter born to Zeus and Dione. Birth of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love According to the ancient literature there are two versions of her birth. According to ancient Greek mythology, Aphrodite punished those who neglected her worship and despised her power, and favored and protected those who paid homage to her and recognized her powers. Some of her prominent attributes include dove, apple, mirror and scallops shell. Mostly depicted as a beautiful woman, Aphrodite is quite often shown accompanied by Eros- the winged god of love. She is also associated with the sea, fertility and vegetation.
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