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the ancient Greek goddess associated with love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation, identified with the Roman goddess Venus. She was one of the Twelve Olympians and widely worshipped across ancient Greece, particularly at cult centers like Cyprus and Corinth. Her influence extended beyond love to include aspects of fertility, seafaring, and even war in some regions like Sparta. She is often depicted as a beautiful woman, attended by her children, the Erotes, who could stir passion in both mortals and gods. Knowing that her unparalleled beauty would incite conflict among the gods, Zeus married Aphrodite to Hephaestus, the god of fire and forge, who was known for being diligent but physically unappealing. The marriage was an unhappy one, and Aphrodite famously engaged in numerous affairs, most notably with Ares, the god of war.She also had several notable relationships with mortals, which form the basis of many legendary myths:Adonis: A handsome mortal youth whom Aphrodite deeply loved. After he was tragically killed by a wild boar during a hunt, her grief was so profound that she caused the anemone flower to bloom from his spilled blood.Anchises: A Trojan shepherd with whom she had a son, the Trojan hero Aeneas.The Trojan WarAphrodite played a critical, inciting role in the Trojan War. During a divine wedding, the goddess of discord, Eris, dropped a golden apple inscribed with the words "To the fairest". Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera all claimed the prize. They asked a mortal prince, Paris of Troy, to judge who was the most beautiful. Aphrodite bribed Paris by promising him the most beautiful woman in the world: Helen, who was already the wife of the Spartan king Menelaus. Paris awarded her the apple and took Helen, triggering the decade-long Trojan War.Because the Greeks were the ones attacking Troy, Aphrodite fiercely defended the Trojans in the war to protect her son, Aeneas, and to ensure Paris kept his promise