Question

What is the myth behind Aphrodite? What is the history of Aphrodite?

Answer 1

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, desire, and beauty. in addition to her natural beauty she has a magical girdle that compels everyone she encounters to desire her. the are two different accounts of her birth. The first is that she was born from Zeus and Dionne the mother goddess. the other is that she was born from the sea on a giant scallop after Cronus castrated Uranus and threw his genitals into the sea.

Answer 2

The poet Hesiod says Aphrodite was born from sea foam, while the poet Homer says Aphrodite was the daughter of Zeus and Dione.

Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty and love. Because she is so pretty, she has seduced many mortals and immortals (sometimes not even on purpose). Some say that Eros, the god of love, is the daughter of Aphrodite.