Aphrodite and Eros
Ancient Greek Mythology, Religion, Art
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Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love, beauty, fertility, procreation, sexuality, seduction, and harmony. Aphrodite was born out of the severed genitalia of Uranus when they were thrown into the sea.
Aphrodite's seductions and temptations were a constant source of pleasure and danger for both gods and mortals. Those who fell under her spell were robbed of their wits and enticed into actions they would not normally take when in full possession of their rational faculties. This combination of pleasure and danger was crucial to the nature of Aphrodite as a goddess.
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