Aphrodite was the exception to the Greek God family tree. Some say her parents were unknown, and that she was born of sea foam. Others, like the poet Homer, said she was a daughter of the mighty Zeus, king of all the gods. No one knows quite where to place her on the Greek God family tree.
However she was born, Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. She was an essential element of many Greek myths.
Legend says that Aphrodite could be kind or merciless. Most of the myths about Aphrodite are, well, rather focused on Aphrodite. Not that she was vain. It was simply a fact. Aphrodite knew that she was the fairest in the land.
To be fair to Aphrodite, she was not at all like Ares, the god of war. Ares loved to cause pain and havoc. Aphrodite was only merciless if you did something that truly angered her. Unfortunately, Aphrodite was easily angered, especially when it came to vanity.
For example, if you believe the old myth, it was not a quarrel over land or goods, but was instead Aphrodite's vanity that caused the Trojan War.
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However she was born, Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. She was an essential element of many Greek myths.
Legend says that Aphrodite could be kind or merciless. Most of the myths about Aphrodite are, well, rather focused on Aphrodite. Not that she was vain. It was simply a fact. Aphrodite knew that she was the fairest in the land.
To be fair to Aphrodite, she was not at all like Ares, the god of war. Ares loved to cause pain and havoc. Aphrodite was only merciless if you did something that truly angered her. Unfortunately, Aphrodite was easily angered, especially when it came to vanity.
For example, if you believe the old myth, it was not a quarrel over land or goods, but was instead Aphrodite's vanity that caused the Trojan War.
Taken from: www.britannica.com