Aphrodite Facts – 50 Fun Facts About Aphrodite

Aphrodite Facts for Kids

This is believed to have been the real reason for the Trojan War.

In the Trojan War, Aphrodite fought alongside Paris.

In fact Aphrodite saved Paris from Menelaus by enveloping him in a cloud and taking him back to Troy

Aphrodite gave Harmonia a necklace and it became the seed for disaster of the later generation

Harlots consider Aphrodite, the Goddess of love as their patron.

The center of Aphrodite worship is Corinth.

The temple of Aphrodite Urania is located in the northwest of Ancient Agora of Athens and northeast of the temple of Apollo Epikourios. In the temple it is believed that there was a marble statue of Aphrodite which was made by the sculptor Phidias. The temple is in ruins today but remnants can be still found such as animal bones and bronze mirrors.

Most of the gods were depicted nude by ancient Greek art.

Aphrodite has a girdle which is endowed with magic power and is responsible for people falling in love

Aphrodite equivalent and the sculpture was named – the Venus de Milo which is more proper to say “Aphrodite de Milo”.was also the model for the famous sculpture by Venus de Milo, Venus happens to be her Roman avatar.