Fun Trivia : Aphrodite

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Aphrodite

After castrating his father, Cronus threw the genitals into the sea. From the foam that they created, Aphrodite was born. Where was she carried to?

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Cyprus. She was attended by Eros and Himerus when she arose from the foam.



Ironically, Aphrodite the fair was married to the ugliest of Olympians, Hephaestus. What did he agree to do in exchange for her hand?

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Free Hera from her throne. After Hephaestus' birth, Hera threw him out from Mount Olympus. He landed on Lemnos, where he was cared for by nymphs. Resentful of the way his mother treated him, Hephaestus made her a magical throne. Pleased and charmed by the gift, Hera immediately sat upon it and soon found out that she was unable to get up anymore.



I am a son of Aphrodite and Dionysus. I am the Greek protector of gardens, domestic animals and fruits. Pictures of me with my genital exposed are often placed in gardens, to ensure fertility. I was much more popular in Rome then in Greece. Who am I?

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Priapus. Priapus' cult was imported to Rome by a certain Lampascus. With the Romans, he was not only the god of viniculture and gardens, but also of sailors and fisherman. "Priapea", a collection of 85 obscene poems were written to honour him.



I once sculpted a woman in ivory who was so beautiful that no other woman could equal her. I clothed her, gave her jewels and named her Galatea. Taking pity on me, Aphrodite brought it to life. What is my name?

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Pygmalion. Some people say that Aphrodite only gave life to Galatea because she saw how much the statue looked like herself. Anyhow, Aphrodite's interference in this story actually didn't involve a single bloodshed. Amazing...



I am one of the three Graces who follow Aphrodite. My sisters' names mean Mirth and Good Cheer. I am also supposed by some to be the wife of Hephaestus. Who am I?

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Aglaea. Aglaea, or Splendor, is the youngest of the Three Graces. Together with Euphrosyne (Mirth) and Thalia (Good Cheer), they constantly attended Aphrodite. God knows how hard that must have been... Eunomia (Order) is one of the Three Hours.



I fell in love with Atalanta, who swore to marry only the one who could surpass her in a race on foot. I asked Aphrodite to help me and she she gave me three golden apples which I threw before Atalanta to delay her. Who am I?

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Hippomenes. Atalanta picked up the apples, and it made her lose. I wouldn't want to be pessimist or anything, but do you really think it was for love that Atalanta picked Hippomenes' apples? Bribery...



In the story of Psyche, Aphrodite played the role of a villainous mother-in-law. She gave Psyche a box and told her to go somewhere (the place gives too much of a clue) and ask ___________ to fill the box with a bit of beauty. Who is that person?

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Persephone. Psyche's beauty was so extraordinary that many people said she was even more beautiful than Aphrodite. The goddess, jealous, asked her son Eros to make "that mortal" fall in love with an ugly man. However, Eros fell in love himself with Psyche, and came to her every night and forbade her to ever try to see how he looked like. Psyche obeyed, but her two sisters' instigations made her try to discover her husband's true identity. During the night, armed with an oil lamp and a dagger, she finally saw Eros' face. While she was looking, a drop of oil fell on him, waking him up. He left her. Psyche wandered the earth in search of Eros and then threw herself at Venus' mercy. The goddess made her do a number of impossible tasks, but with the help of nature and small animals, Psyche always succeeded, until the episode of the beauty casket, in which she was plunged into a deep sleep. In the end, Eros saves her and pleaded with Zeus to make her immortal. With the blessing of Zeus, Psyche and Eros lived happily ever after.



Aphrodite has a double tradition concerning her birth. When she is called Aphrodite Urania, who is/are her parents?

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Uranus alone. Aphrodite Urania is the name given to Aphrodite, referring to her emergence from the severed genitals of Uranus, which was thrown into the sea, explaining her association with sea-foam. In this guise, Aphrodite represents love in its spiritual form.



When Aphrodite has the epithet Pandemos, who is/are her parents?

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Zeus and Dione. Aphrodite Pandemos is often separated from Aphrodite Urania by having Pandemos represent the physical, earthy aspect of the passions.



Aphrodite is married to which deity?

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Hephaestus. Though Aphrodite has had affairs with both Ares and Hermes, it is the lame God of the Forge to whom she is married.



In which play of Euridipes does Aphrodite appear in the beginning, initiating her revenge on a mortal who did not worship her?

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Hippolytus. Hippolytus worshipped the goddess Artemis and refused to pay Aphrodite her due respect.



According to the 'Iliad', which mortal wounds Aphrodite on the battlefield?

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Diomedes. Diomedes cut her arm. Aphrodite runs from the battlefield, complaining of Diomedes' action, and is told essentially that is what can happen if you go out onto a battlefield. She is then suggested to remain at home and tending to her own domain.



The beautiful Aphrodite was married, you know. But to whom?

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Hephaestus. Figures. The most beautiful gal gets hooked up with the ugliest guy!



Aphrodite started the Trojan War by promising a young man the hand of the most beautiful woman in the world. Problem was, she was already married. He eloped with her anyway. What was this young man's name?

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Paris. This eloping business made the king of Sparta--the lawful husband--mad, so he sent his army to get her back.



Our favorite goddess also helped to wed a rather fickle heroine who would only marry a man who could beat her in a foot race. What was her name?

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Atalanta. The heroine was pretty fast. Aphrodite had to cheat by throwing golden apples on the racetrack for her to pick up, so that the slower suitor could win.



Ouch! Aphrodite was born from the foam of the sea. But this foam was created when Cronus cut off a certain body part from his father Uranus and threw it into the ocean. What was the body part?

Greek Myths: Aphrodite


His genitalia. Well...I guess you can't argue with the outcome!



Speaking of her marriage, what did Aphrodite's husband give her as a wedding present?

Greek Myths: Aphrodite


A girdle. The girdle was magical and when worn only made her more irresistible. Some luck!



Aphrodite had a son by way of her involvement with a lucky Trojan horse-breeder named Anchises. What was their son's name?

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Aeneas. Aeneas escaped the ruins of Troy to later found Rome, according to legend.



Everyone knows about another lucky mortal whom Aphrodite loved, named Adonis. Unfortunately for her, she had to share him with another goddess, by order from Zeus. Who was this other goddess?

Greek Myths: Aphrodite


Persephone. It's all right. Adonis spent two-thirds of the year with the goddess of love anyway.



Goddesses of Love should have temples. So did Aphrodite. Where in Greece was it?

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Corinth. Legend has it that the temple employed more than 1000 prostitutes for the goddess's yearly celebration.



Our goddess used to do what most deities like to do: manipulate humans. One such human was the sculptor Pygmalion, who was favored by her. So much so that she made one of his sculptures come to life as a beautiful woman to the lonely artist. What was the statue/woman's name?

Greek Myths: Aphrodite


Galatea. Galatea was made of ivory. Pygmalion loved her so that he was willing to let Aphrodite turn him into a statue.