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VENUS Tessa Stern GREEK NAME ! Aphrodite or Anadyomene ROMAN NAME ! Venus ! What do both of these names mean? DEFINITION ! Risen from the foam. ! The ancient goddess of love, beauty, and eternal youth. PHOTO OF VENUS BIRTHPLACE ! Researchers believe that Aphrodite was born in foamy sea waters of Paphos on the island of Cyprus. H O W WA S V E N U S “ B O R N ” I N T H E S E A ? ! When Titan Cronos killed his own father, the major Titan Ouranos, he threw his genitals into the sea. MAP OF BIRTHPLACE RELATIONSHIPS ! Married to Hephaestus, who was the Olympian God of iron. ! Aphrodite was really in love with Ares, the God of war. They had a passionate, but secret, love affair together. ! FACT: Ares was Aphrodite’s brother… (YIKES!) ! She also had many other love affairs. HEPHAESTUS & ARES CHILDREN Venus’ children include: ! Eros (the winged cupid of love) ! Harmonia ! Pothos ! Anteros ! Himeros ! Hermaphroditos ! There may be more children not listed, but it is a myth as to if she actually gave birth to those children or not. APHRODITE & EROS HOMER ! Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, suggests that Aphrodite may be the daughter of Zeus and Dione, not from the foamy waters of the sea. Many Gods thought that she was so beautiful, therefore, possibly causing war between the Gods. That is why Zeus married Aphrodite to Hephaestus – because of his extreme ugliness. THE TROJAN WAR ! During the Trojan War, Aphrodite was on Paris’ side. She rescued Paris (the son of the king of Troy) from the war by enveloping him in a cloud and taking him back to Troy. ANCIENT SCULPTURES ! Aphrodite was chosen to be the model for the famous sculpture, Venus de Milo. THE VENUS DE MILO I have actually seen this sculpture in person at The Louvre museum in Paris, France! COMPETITION BETWEEN GODDESSES ! The goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena were the top three choices for a golden apple that was engraved “For the Fairest” (in Greek.) They asked Zeus to judge the contest, but he refused. Instead, Paris judged the contest. He chose Aphrodite as the winner of the apple. This story of the judgment of Paris was said to have been the real reason that the Trojan War began. THE GOLDEN APPLE FUN FACT ! Venus is the secondary name for the planet Venus. This is because the planet is so bright, visible, and noticeable in the night sky. SOURCES ! "Venus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. VOX, 2009. Web. 31 Jan. 2015. <http://www.ancient.eu/venus/>. ! Sutton, Joan. "Goddess of Love - Her Birth and Origins." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Dec. 2012. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moNf1RKeirw>. ! "Aphrodite." Aphrodite. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. http://www.mythweb.com/gods/aphrodite.html. MORE SOURCES… ! Aphrodite • Facts and Information on Greek Goddess Aphrodite." Greek Gods & Goddesses. N.p., 19 Sept. 2014. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. <http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/ goddesses/aphrodite/>. ! "Aphrodite." Aphrodite. Greekmythology.com, n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2015. http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Aphrodite/ aphrodite.html. THE END ! Questions?