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What gifts did Aphrodite get?
Aphrodite: Greek Goddess of Romance and Beauty Also known as the Roman goddess Venus, Aphrodite had one gift and one gift only… to make love. And that one gift was so very special that no one seemed to resent her.
What is Aphrodite’s sacred item?
ROSE
ROSE The red rose was sacred to Aphrodite. It was said to have blushed or been stained red when Aphrodite cut her feet on its thorns rushing to the aide of her dying lover Adonis. PEARL The sea-born pearl was the regarded as the stone of love, and so sacred to the goddess Aphrodite.
Are apples associated with Aphrodite?
Paris gave the golden apple to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty and fertility, who, in return, promised to give him the beautiful Helen of Troy, thereby triggering the Trojan War.
What deity is like cinnamon?
| Hestia | |
|---|---|
| Parents | Cronus and Rhea |
| Siblings | Chiron, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Zeus |
| Roman equivalent | Vesta |
What did Aphrodite give Paris as a gift?
“She [Aphrodite] won and accepted as prize a zither [from Apollon at the first Pythian Games] which she gave as a gift to Alexandros [Paris]. It is of her that Homer says : ‘But what help could your zither bring you.’” [N.B. Paris is usually depicted playing this instrument in Greek vase paintings of the Judgement.]
What did Aphrodite do to make Zeus love her?
As Aphrodite so often kindled in the hearts of the gods a love for mortals, Zeus at last resolved to make her pay for her wanton sport by inspiring her too with love for a mortal man. This was accomplished, and Aphrodite conceived an invincible passion for Anchises, by whom she became the mother of Aeneas and Lyrus.
What was the magic girdle that Aphrodite wore?
Aphrodite possessed a magic girdle which had the power of inspiring love and desire for those who wore it; hence it was borrowed by Hera when she wished to stimulate the love of Zeus. The arrow is also sometimes mentioned as one of her attributes.
Who are the companions and attendants of Aphrodite?
Youth is the herald, and Peitho, the Horae, and Charites, the attendants and companions of Aphrodite.6Marriages are called by Zeus her work and the things about which she ought to busy herself.7As she herself had sprung from the sea, she is represented by later writers as having some influence upon the sea.8