The story of Aphrodite's birth goes like this...Aphrodite was born when Uranus (who was the father of the gods) was castrated by Cronus, his son. ... After Aphrodite was born Zeus was afraid that the gods would fight over her hand in marriage. ... Aphrodite loved and was loved by many of the gods and mortals. ... The adventures of Aphrodite and her children caused as much misery and bloodshed as any of the gods (except Ares and Athene). ... Here is a paraphrase from the second Homeric Hymn from the seventh century B.C. ~ " I sing of beautiful Aphrodite of Cyprus and the sea, wher...

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