She grieved deeply and cursed the Fates ordained his demise. When Adonis was killed by a wild boar, his cries were heard by Aphrodite and joined him at this side at his dying moments. In the end nothing was done and things went back to the way they were beforehand, and Hepheastus learned to accept Aphrodite’s adulterous affairs.Īnother serious affair was with the mortal Adonis, as it caused great suffering on her part (since mortality and immortality never mix well). Upon arrival, Hepheastus demanded punishment amongst the Gods, Zeus included, but they just laughed off his statement. Using his wit, he crafted skills an indesructible net and trapped the two lovers while they were in bed, then dragged them to Olympia. Hepheastus, upon learning this, became furious and seeked justice for Aphrodite's affair. Her primary lover was Ares, who's belligerent and violent personality attracted her. Indeed, their marriage seemed companionable, with little passion perhaps, but little conflict as well.Īphrodite has had many significant lovers, being both gods and mortals.
Hephaestus became quite jealous at times after learning of these affairs, however he seemed to accept this arrangement most of the time, happy to just have and hold her when he had the chance. Her most notable lovers were the gods Ares, Dionysus, Hermes, Poseidon, and the mortal, Adonis. The Greek goddess Aphrodite, however did not want to be stuck with the rather plain Hephaestus for the rest of her life, and because of this, Aphrodite began her well renowned love affairs she had which resulted in many offspring by her various lovers. Zeus, fearing that her beauty would cause tension between the Olympian gods, had her married almost immediately to his son, Hephaestus, who was pleased greatly at this action. Upon sight of the gods, Aphrodite's strikingly beautiful body began to attracted the attention of the many male gods. It states that Aphrodite is the daughter of Zeus and Dione.
These divinities caused the sea foam to turn into a goddess, resulting in Aphrodite.Ī second story however suggests a different origin. The first, and most common, is that after Kronus slew Ouranos, he threw most of Ouranos' body parts into Tartarus, one of which, Ouranos' genitals, fell into the sea. There are two forms of Aphrodite's birth.
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