Talk:Aphrodite
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"her affairs weren't necessarily out of a bad marriage, indeed, she chose hephaestus that she could continue her proclivities."--Alan D
I'll agree with you that the marrage wasn't bad on its face. IIRC, Zeus made Aphrodite marry Hephaestos in an attempt to calm her down, and also to humble her (seeing as how Hephaestos was outright ugly, and the only god who walked with a limp). She probably would have remained unmarried if she had her way.
--BlackGriffen
Oh, I'm not denying that she would have remained unmarried, but as I read it, she wasn't really distraught over it. I read zeus' edict as a supreme underestimation of her! I worded that quite badly...
--Alan D
The epithet "Acidalia" was occasionally added to her name, after the spring of the same name in which she used to bathe in, located in Boeotia.
Often the Greek gods come in various aspects - off the top of my head, Zeus protector of supliants and Athena hater of tyrants are examples. These names aren't really epithets, though, representing instead a particular form and worship of the god. Was Acidalia used outside of Boeotia?
- I have no idea. The source I used said it was an "epithet" and gave the origin. Many of the gods, and I think all the Olympians, had epithets used throughout Greece so I assumed this was another one like that. The source could be wrong or I could have misinterpreted it.
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I linked suicide note. Edward 00:31, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC) wow dude this is like awesome!bi bi .............. What i think is that most of you guys are so much fascinated by what you've heard to be greek mythology, that you are not at all interested in the real truth. Even when you check the britannica, the word "aphrodite" is attempted to be explained by using greek language. Well. Nowadays, like in the ancient times, Aphrodite(venus) is the second planet from the sun. let me hit directly the point now. Aphrodite, like all the other ancient greek gods of mythology has nothing to do with greek. thus, to show how the truth has been and is still hindered from you, i will explain it very plainly. Using the albanian language: Afro = near, close(APPROximate) Dite = day. the celestial body of venus is the last object we see before the sun rises in the morning. it is indeed the shinest of all visible celestial bodies we see in the night sky. The point is that in albanian language there's no other words for "day" and "close". What others try to say by using ancient greek is simply reflection of complete ignorance and negligence. full stop. zotrules
[edit] Dumb blonde
It is true that Aphrodite was forced into marriage, whoever, why could she not make Haphestus the most wanted and handsome man in the world and on Olympus. If you ask me, her actions led to the saying, "Dumb Blonde"
- Where is the evidence that she was thought to be blonde? — Frecklefoot | Talk 14:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- And why would we ask you? Adam Bishop 02:49, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
- Seeing as many versions of this goddess existed in areas of the middle east and Mediterranian, and of course, Greece, I doubt she was seen as very frequently blonde. I can't help thinking that this person must have seen a few episodes too many of Xena and/or Hercules: The Legendary Journeys; the version of her that appears in those is blonde (modeled after the "Valley Girl" stereotype), which shouldn't be too surprising considering there were other supposedly Greek or middle eastern people that were portrayed by blonde actors (though I can't recall if Gabrielle was supposed to be Grecian or not, come to think of it). In truth, I've never seen a person I've known to be of purely Greek or middle eastern blood that was blonde (though I know there's some blonde Italians, but they're of mixed blood, no? Some Norman or something, IIRC). Hence, the goddess would probably not have been thought to be blonde more than she would be raven-haired; quite the opposite, I'm sure that most people thought of her as dark-haired. On a side note - Aphrodite may not have had the wisdom of Hermes or Athena, and she may have been (OK, was) really impulsive, but she conived quite a bit, and was usually quite good at said coniving. She's selfish; not a complete moron. ;) (And this comes from someone who was always more of an Athena/Artemis fan, at that)Runa27 06:19, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tarah and Aphrodite
Who is this Tarah?...I've never heard of such a character on any of the greek mythology sites and believe this to be some character of fanfiction. If she is not can someone direct me (links preferred) to stories of her (preferably with classical quotes). It just seems fake.
I just don't want to see vandalised articles (especially in this area as it is my source of reference when I'm unsure of what I've learned)
VEE 01:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)Big VEE
- That was a vandalized version of the article that has since been corrected...you shouldn't be seeing it now. Maybe you have to clear your cache, or something? Adam Bishop 01:51, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
It no longer shows up...one question thought...exactly what did the vandal do to make it uneditable for me? *As I had tried to fix it myself since it was a rather obvious fake* Was it because I was seeing a remnant of a vandalised article perhaps? How does this happen?
~Thanks *gone to read on Christopher Walken* VEE 03:32, 17 June 2006 (UTC)Big VEE
[edit] Aphrodite's Name.
Is it possible that Aphrodite's name could've been based on the crasis of Ἀπο + ῾Ροδίτη (from ῥοδα ("Rose")?
[edit] Goddess of love?
Isn't she essentially an agent of sexual attraction, not romantic love in the western sense? Hakluyt bean 03:14, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- Why yes, there is love without Romance (genre), not part of the conventions of courtly love nor the associations that come with Romanticism.--Wetman 07:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- Thx, & I think the Greeks would have agreed with you. 'Goddess of love' is what we tell the children perhaps. I added a line to the beginning. Hakluyt bean 02:49, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
She was both. Generally the Greeks titled her Urania (Heavenly) as the goddess of the emotion of love, and Pandemos (Common) as the goddess of physical desire. Remember the ancients also invented the "love story" : like the famous tale of Hero and Leander. --Theranos 08:14, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
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- That should be discussed in the article then, especially in the lead. Disinclination 19:21, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
