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| − | In Greek mythology, '''Aphrodite''' was the | + | In [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, '''Aphrodite''' was the [[Goddess]] of [[beauty]] and [[love]].<ref name="a">{{Nuttall|Aphrodi`te}}</ref> |
| − | Aphrodite was married to [[Hephaestus]] (Vulcan), the [[blacksmith]] god.<ref name="a"/> She was also said to be secretly in love with [[Ares]] | + | Aphrodite was married to [[Hephaestus]] (Vulcan), the [[blacksmith]] god.<ref name="a"/> She was also said to be secretly in love with [[Ares]] the god of [[war]] (known in Roman mythology as [[Mars]]). |
Being the queen of beauty she had been given the golden apple by Paris, and possessed the power of conferring beauty, by means of her magic girdle, the cestus, on others.<ref name="a"/> | Being the queen of beauty she had been given the golden apple by Paris, and possessed the power of conferring beauty, by means of her magic girdle, the cestus, on others.<ref name="a"/> | ||
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| + | Her [[Rome|Roman]] counterpart was Venus. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:41, March 15, 2009
In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was the Goddess of beauty and love.[1]
Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus (Vulcan), the blacksmith god.[1] She was also said to be secretly in love with Ares the god of war (known in Roman mythology as Mars).
Being the queen of beauty she had been given the golden apple by Paris, and possessed the power of conferring beauty, by means of her magic girdle, the cestus, on others.[1]
Her Roman counterpart was Venus.
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