There are two versions of Aphrodite's birth.
The Birth of Aphrodite Another version comes from《 Homer Epic 》Part 1 of《 Iliad 》It is recorded that Aphrodite is Zeus And Dione 's daughter. Aphrodite was born beautiful, and all the gods loved her. Her beauty is like the twinkling light of the day, her pink cheeks are like peach blossoms, her long golden curly hair is sparkling, and her eyes seem to contain blue water, so she has become the most popular goddess among the gods.
In some myths Zeus He pursued her but was rejected, so Zeus was angry and betrothed her to the ugly and lame blacksmith of Vulcan Hephaestus As a wife, Aphrodite, who was dissatisfied with this, made Zeus become amorous in order to revenge, and let his wife who was neglected by him Hera To punish his lover and offspring. 
Hephaestus trapped Aphrodite and Ares with a net Aphrodite returns Cyprus Of Paphos , bathed in the sea water there, The Three Goddesses of Beauty Smear her Ointment Purify her body and make her recover Chastity 。 To thank Hermes for boldly expressing his enthusiasm for her, she and Hermes conceived Androgyny Of Hermaphrodites ； because Poseidon Appearing to mediate, she solved her embarrassment, and Aphrodite gave birth to a son for Poseidon, Eriks. In addition, Aphrodite also had children with some gods and mortals, the three beautiful and elegant goddesses Caritas She is Aphrodite's maid, and there are also three beautiful goddesses Dionysus And Aphrodite's daughter. 
Aphrodite One of Aphrodite's most famous victims is Helen Helen is the most beautiful woman among mortals. Her beauty surpasses Aphrodite, and Troy War The outbreak is also related to "beauty". In order to communicate with Hera 、 Athena Aphrodite was puzzled when she won a beauty contest in Paris , promised him that if he chose himself as the most beautiful goddess among the three, he would have the daughter born to Zeus and Leda. Paris gave Aphrodite the honor of "the most beautiful goddess", and then he came Sparta , abducted Helen, wife of Menleaus, king of Sparta, which Aphrodite promised Paris. On《 Iliad 》In the third chapter, Homer once wrote that the Greeks and Trojans decided to end the war, and instead, Menelaus, the cuckolded husband, fought a duel with Paris, Helen's kidnapper. Helen stood behind the city wall of Troy to watch the duel between her husband and lover. When she watched, a strong love for Menelaus came to Helen's heart. It was her abandoned ex husband. Aphrodite was aware of this, so she changed into an old servant whom Helen loved. She came down from the city wall of Sparta with her, and wanted to lead Helen to the bed of her lover Paris. Helen recognized Aphrodite. She complained to the goddess about the reproach she had suffered and told her that she no longer wanted to live with Paris. Aphrodite said to Helen that if she abandoned Paris, the goddess would ignore her later and would escalate the war or even threaten to kill Helen. In this way, Helen was persuaded by Aphrodite and had to stay with Paris, but in her heart, she could not help comparing the man beside her with her abandoned legal husband [2] 。
stay Troy War During this period, she made enemies with Hera, the queen of heaven, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom Ares Join hands with her to support the Trojans and give Paris special protection. When Paris Menelaus When he was about to lose the battle, Aphrodite helped him secretly and saved him, thus causing a war between the two armies. Because Aphrodite did not understand military affairs, later when Paris was about to be Diomedes When he was killed, Aphrodite endured his own pain to block the attack and save him again. At the same time, she and Ares were attacked jointly by Hera and Athena on the battlefield, and they were defeated repeatedly. But despite her repeated help to the Trojans, she could not stop Troy The fall of Paris and the death of Paris. (while in Roman myth In the middle, after the defeat of the Trojans, it corresponds to Aphrodite Venus Protected the fugitive Trojans, Aeneas Then he had to carry his father on his back and his son with the statue of the city guard of Troy, and escaped from the burning city of Troy Italy Venus became the special patron saint of Rome. Later Roman Caesar the Great He claims to be a descendant of Aeneas and worships Venus as the ancestor of the Romans.) 
Aphrodite Because Aphrodite had a wild personality and overtly betrayed Hephaestus, he offended Zeus again. Zeus hated Aphrodite's behavior, but was attracted by her charm, so he made Aphrodite fall in love with being a mortal through careful planning Anchises And gave birth to him Aeneas 。 stay Roman myth In, corresponding to Aphrodite's Venus He also loved Anchises deeply and warned Anchises to keep the secret of their son Aeneas' life experience. However, Anchises turned a deaf ear and suffered from blindness and lameness. Aphrodite's beauty not only conquered the gods on Mount Olympus, but also the whole nature. Wherever she went, there would be a lot of laughter and laughter, showing a scene of joy and prosperity. But the scene of spring is not too long, and the flowers will not wither forever, because Aphrodite loved Adonis It is the incarnation of the short spring - Aphrodite, though a god of love, can't control his own love. He is always teased by fate and can't get his own true love, so human beings can't get complete happiness of love. Since then, the path of human love has also been covered with the shadow of doubt, worry, pain and sadness. Among Aphrodite's many lovers, the beautiful boy Adonis It can be regarded as her true love. Adonis originally came from Lebanon Was later incorporated MYTHOS He was once Aphrodite and Persephone The object of competition is finally the god Zeus In the arbitration, Adonis ruled that one third of his life was at Adonis' own disposal, one third belonged to Persephone, and the other third belonged to Aphrodite. When Adonis came from The underworld After returning to the earth, Aphrodite was very worried about Adonis' life danger, and often advised Adonis not to go out hunting. However, the young Adonis did not listen to the advice. Unfortunately, he was bitten when hunting wild boars, fell to the ground on the spot, and his blood stained the flowers around him (it is said that the wild boar that killed Adonis was an old lover of Aphrodite Ares Changed). When Aphrodite heard Adonis's call, he hurried to the accident site and was accidentally White rose The thorn pricked his foot, and the blood dyed the white rose red. When Aphrodite arrived at Adonis' side, Adonis had stopped breathing. Aphrodite, in grief, was holding Adonis's body and burst into tears. Her tears fell on the ground and grew up Anemone 。 Aphrodite's story also exists in the constellation myth. At the feast of the gods, the king of monsters Typhon Suddenly appeared, so the gods fled everywhere. At this time, Aphrodite found his son Eros Missing, she nervously searched everywhere. Later, she found Eros trembling under the stage. In order to prevent Eros from losing touch with her again, Aphrodite tied two people's feet together with a rope, and then changed it into two fish jumping into the Nile And escaped. In order to commemorate this event, Zeus lifted two fish up to the sky in such a posture of two tails connected and never separated Pisces 。 In addition to representing love and beauty, it also symbolizes the combination of spirit and body. 
Aphrodite Aphrodite was forced to marry the god of fire Hephaestus And has only been unjustified with other gods relations between the two sexes 。 It is said that besides Athena 、 Artemis and Hestia this Three Goddesses In addition, Aphrodite can stimulate the fire of lust in the hearts of all gods, and bring them together through its influence. Her fanatical followers are everywhere mediterranean sea In one form or another, a festival called "Hot Lust" was held to celebrate her. Plato On《 symposium 》The goddess who divides Aphrodite into two kinds of gods, namely, the goddess of pure love, the goddess of sexual desire and the patron saint of prostitutes: Aphrodite represents nobility in the sky Spiritual love "Aphrodite Urania" in the world is "Aphrodite Pandmus", which represents the vulgar carnal love that everyone can have. At first, Aphrodite was just a fertility goddess, and was in charge of all things in nature, including the reproduction of animals and plants. Sometimes she is also responsible for delivering the message of Olympian gods through dreams（ Hermes God and God, Apollo She is only responsible for the oracle). Some people regard her as a goddess who gives dreams (not dreams, but dreams and other gods). She is one of the few gods who can directly use and control dreams to communicate with people (few gods can do that). Aphrodite has also been honored as the patron saint of sailors. People living in bays and islands generally believe in Aphrodite, so she also has such nicknames, such as "Aphrodite on the Bay", "Aphrodite for the Wind", and "Aphrodite for the Sea". In addition, in the Cyprus 、 Kisila Island 、 Sparta They also worshipped her as the god of war in armor, which may be the original image of her in the East, or it can be explained that she and the god of war Ares Because of the close relationship between them. It is human nature to love beauty, and many witches regard Aphrodite as the most respected and worshipped god. dove 、 sparrow 、 swan 、 goat 、 Lynx and dolphin They are all sacred objects of Aphrodite. Her sacred plants include rose 、 opium poppy 、 pomegranate 、 Myrtle , Winnie Clover and Aquatic peppermint 。 Her sacred day is Friday, and some special festivals related to her are April 1, April 23 and July 19. 
