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Allison Beil
3/12/12
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Introduction
 Aphrodite
 Olympian goddess
 Greek mythology
background
 Aphrodite is the goddess of love.
 Aphrodite has two versions about her birth.
 The first version is that she is the daughter of Dione and
Zeus.
 Another version of Aphrodite being born is more known
then the other one. They say that she was born from the
sea foam. When Cronos was fighting with uranus,his
father, blood fell into the sea and the blood produced
Aphrodite
Claim of fame
 Aphrodite's enemies are Helios, Hera, Artemis, Hestia,
Athena
 Aphrodite’s power is that she can make people fall in
love with one other.
 Aphrodite’s story of fame is in the beauty contest
where she was trying to win the golden apple for most
beautiful goddess.
Work Cited
 Bryant, Megan. Mythlopedia. 1st. Canada: Scholastic
Inc , 2010. 16-23. Print.
 www.greek-gods-and-goddesses.com/aphroditegreek-goddess-of-love.html
http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Aphrodite.html
 http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Aphrodite.html