Aphrodite later gave birth to Eros' three brothers: Anteros (the god of family love), Porthos (the god of wishing to find love), and Himeros (the god of lust). Eros grew into a handsome young man (though the Romans often depict him has a baby named Cupid).
Aphrodite's notable divine offspring include those from her affair with Ares, the god of war: Harmonia, the warrior twins Phobos and Deimos, and Eros, the god of love. From her relationship with the mortal Anchises, she became the mother of Aeneas, a mythical hero of Troy and Rome.
According to some sources, the love god Eros was also one of Aphrodite's offspring. He was often a companion or intermediary for the goddess, but he did not always act with her blessing, and was frequently portrayed as a troublesome child.
The Romans' Cupid was the equivalent of the Greek god Eros, the origin of the word “erotic.” In ancient Greece, Eros is often seen as the son of Ares, the god of war, and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, as well as sex and desire.
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Who is Aphrodite's baby daddy?
Aphrodite was married to the blacksmith god, Hephaestus, but the two never had any children. This is not to say Aphrodite never had children, in fact, she had several children from her long-standing affair with the war god, Ares.
While Homer describes Aphrodite as the daughter of the deities Zeus and Dione, Hesiod tells of her marine birth from the severed genitals of the primordial god Ouranos. The oil jar at right elegantly illustrates her emergence from the sea. The conflicting tales reveal Aphrodite's obscure origins.
1> Eros (Cupid): In some myths, Eros is portrayed as the son of Aphrodite and Ares, the god of war. 2> Phobos and Deimos: These twin sons were born from Aphrodite's union with Ares. Phobos represents fear and Deimos represents terror, both embodying aspects of war.
Hephaestus: Hephaestus is Aphrodite's ex husband and in some accounts also her half brother. The two were all ill-made match in an arranged marriage set up by Hera and Zeus, that took place shortly after Hephaestus returned to Mount Olympus to claim his place amongst the Gods.
Traditionally, he was the product of the incestuous love Smyrna (Myrrha) entertained for her own father, the Syrian king Theias. Charmed by his beauty, Aphrodite put the newborn infant Adonis in a box and handed him over to the care of Persephone, the queen of the underworld, who afterward refused to give him up.
Athena curses Medusa with a head full of snakes, eternal life, and that any man who looks at her will be turned to stone. This punishment turns Medusa into a monster that is isolated from the world of men – thus she can never be near another man again.
Her birth was recorded as being near Cyprus, and worship of her was popular there. Although Aphrodite married Hephaestus, the Olympian god of the forge, she is most famous for her relationship with the god Ares.
Aphrodite later and of her own volition had an affair with Zeus, but his jealous wife Hera laid her hands upon the belly of the goddess and cursed their offspring with malformity. Their child was the ugly god Priapos.
Her unmatched beauty was such that at his first sight of her, Percy forgot his location and how to speak coherently, and he noted that when she smiled, she looked like a mixture of Annabeth and a TV actress he had a crush on in fifth grade.
As is common with Greek gods, Athena directed her anger towards poor mortal Medusa who was not responsible for these events and was the true victim. According to Apollodorus' version of the myth, Athena was angry with Medusa because she had claimed to be more beautiful than the goddess.
Athena bested Poseidon by producing an olive tree on the Acropolis. Poseidon also raped Medusa—a mortal who had the reputation of being beautiful—in Athena's temple, desecrating it. Athena could not do anything to her uncle, so she took vengeance on Medusa by turning her into a woman with snakes on her head.
Since Medusa was the only one of the three Gorgons who was mortal, Perseus was able to slay her; he did so while looking at the reflection from the mirrored shield he received from Athena. During that time, Medusa was pregnant by Poseidon.
Zeus, the god of the sky and thunder and a famous character in Greek mythology, used an elixir on his father Cronus in order to rescue his siblings. He then became the king of the gods and lived on Mt. Olympus. It is believed that between his many relationships, he fathered around 100 children.
Athena is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, craft, and strategic war. She is also the patron goddess of the city of Athens and the protector of all heroes. She is the daughter and first-born child of Zeus. Athena is also the favorite child of Zeus, being allowed to carry his Aegis, or armor, into battle.
Aphrodite, daughter of Zeus and the goddess Dione, is known as the goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation. She is often regarded to be the Greek's equivalent to Venus, the Roman Goddess of love.
Persephone doesn't exhibit the classic blind faith in Hades typical of Stockholm syndrome: when Hades cheats on her, she cruelly punishes his lover, turning her (Minthe) into a plant, hence the mint plant.
As time went on, Persephone fell in love with Hades and they built an empire which they ruled together as equals. She would become the young, naïve daughter when she descended on earth and rise to the position of the fearsome Queen of the Dead when she ruled alongside her husband.
