Hera would borrow it from her on at least one occasion, to make amends with Zeus after a particularly unpleasant argument or if she ever wanted something from him. She would later have her husband forge her a magical golden girdle, which made her completely irresistible to anyone she fancied. Hence, Zeus married both of them right then and there, with Hephaestus promising to be a loving husband. Athena was quick to agree with Hera as well, pointing out that if Aphrodite were to marry anyone else, all of the other male gods would never stop fighting about it, while it would be nearly impossible for them to be jealous of Hephaestus. Hephaestus himself was so surprised that he fell off of his throne. As the goddess of marriage, she felt an obligation to pick the perfect husband for the new goddess and proclaimed that such a perfect match was her son Hephaestus, much to Ares' and Aphrodite's dismay. Hera, feeling that her godly family was about to unravel, was determined to prevent that, and hastily ordered the other Olympians to silence themselves. While Zeus, Poseidon, Ares, Apollo, and Hermes all instantly wanted her for themselves, Hephaestus didn't participate in the commotion, and instead sat in the shadows, quiet and dejected, knowing that his ugliness stripped him of any chance of competing for the gorgeous Aphrodite. There she met the three Horai (season goddesses), who clothed her in a beautiful white dress, a delicate golden crown, golden earrings, and a golden necklace, and subsequently escorted her to Mount Olympus.ĭue to her incredible beauty, Aphrodite caused a lot of problems on Olympus when she first arrived.

The sea in which she was born is said to be near Paphos, a city on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea. His genitals created some foam, from which Aphrodite was born. After Kronos dismembered Ouranos, he hurled his father's remains into the sea.

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