As a goddess, she could not accept it and sought help from her son, Eros, the god of Love. Aphrodite was jealous of all the attention people paid to Psyche.
Myrrha was the daughter of King Cinyras of Cyprus. Aphrodite’s weakness is her vanity, in that when someone is more beautiful than her she curses or kills them.Aphrodite made sure that Paris got Helen, which was considered to be the reason behind the decade-long Trojan War.Aphrodite promised Paris the most beautiful girl in the world if he chose her, so, naturally, he did.
All three of them bribed the judge to win the contest.
See the fact file below for more information on Aphrodite or alternatively, you can download our 26-page Aphrodite worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment. It is capable of making others fall in love with whoever wears it and Hera is known to borrow the belt on occasion. She wears a girdle-like belt called a cestus as her weapon to increase her female attraction. Aphrodite’s major symbols include myrtle, roses, doves, sparrows and swans. She is the equivalent of the Roman goddess Venus.