Aphrodite Flashcards
When the women of this island stopped worshiping Aphrodite, the goddess made them so smelly their husbands refused to have sex with them, instead opting for their Thracian slaves. This resulted in the women of this island murdering all the men and the Thracian slaves.
Lemnos
Son of Aphrodite and Dionysus who out of jealousy, Hera cursed to be constantly erect, have a potbelly, and be very ugly
Priapus
Mother of Adonis, who after being cursed by Aphrodite to love her father, was pursued by her father before being saved by being transformed into a type of tree by Aphrodite.
Myrrha (Myrrh)
Adonis spent his time with two gods. Who were they?
Persephone and Aphrodite
How did Adonis die?
Adonis was gored by a boar while hunting, as he died, Aphrodite made it so that all the drops of his blood on the ground became anemone flowers.
There are three origin stories for Aphrodite.
- The first and most popular one is that she was born out of ______ genitals
- The second (the one used by Homer) is that she is the daughter of Zeus and the Titaness ______
- The third, used by Hyginus, is that she hatched out of an egg in the Euphrates. Fish rolled the egg out of the water to the river bank and doves sat on it to heat it. After Aphrodite was born, Zeus rewarded the fishes by making them the constellation ____ in the night sky.
- Uranus
- Dione
- Pisces
Half of Aphrodite which deals with celestial and pure love. Kind and benevolent. Literally ‘heavenly Aphrodite.’
Aphrodite Urania
Half of Aphrodite which deals with erotic and physical love. Carnal and impure love. Impulsive. Literally the ‘people’s Aphrodite.’
Aphrodite Pandemos
Twin children of Aphrodite and Ares. They represent Fear and Terror.
Phobos and Deimos
Husband of Aphrodite
Hephaestus
This man’s refusal to engage in relationships with women results in Aphrodite making his step mother Phaedra love him. This results in Phaedra’s suicide and eventually this man’s murder by Poseidon after he is the one wrongfully blamed for the death.
Hippolytus
This runner said she would only marry a man who could beat her in a footrace, and she murdered every man who lost.
Atalanta
This man asked Aphrodite for help in beating Atalanta in a foot race, resulting in Aphrodite giving him three golden apples. This man threw these apples on the ground, distracting Atalanta and allowing him to win.
Hippomenes
Name this Naiad (river nymph) that fell in love with a child of Aphrodite. Her wish to be united with that child forever led to the first androgynous person.
Salmacis
Son of Hermes and Aphrodite whose wish to be unified with the nymph Salmacis forever led to the first androgynous person.
Hermaphroditus
