Aphrodite essay example

Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all believed themselves to be the fairest and began fighting over the apple. Zeus could not decide who was, so he left his son Paris (Prince of Troy) to decide. In the end he chose Aphrodite because she had the best bribe for Paris, this was Helen of Troy who was abducted from the Greek King Menelaus.

Aphrodite at one point insisted on an open marriage. She later married Ares anyway. Another one of her many love affairs were with the mortal Adonis, son of Myrrha and Cyprus. When he was born, Aphrodite gave him to Persephone to take care of until he was grown up.

The immortal flesh in the sea caused foam and thus Aphrodite formed out of a shell among the foam. She then emerged onto the island of Cypress where the sea nymphs showered her with wonderful gifts.

Since Aphrodite is known to be related to Zeus then her siblings would be Zeus' children. Some of the more important siblings are Ares, Hephaestus, Athena, Apollo, Hercules, Persephone, Dionysius, The Muses, and The Fates.