Greek Gods And Goddesses Research Paper

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Gods and goddesses played important roles in the lives of the Greek and Roman people. The Greeks and Romans believed that gods and goddesses could control every particular detail of their lives. Some of the things they believed gods could control were weather, dreams, love, and war. Aphrodite, a Greek goddess, and Venus, a Roman goddess, were the goddesses of love and beauty. Aphrodite and Venus both were important goddesses that the Greek and Roman people still worship and celebrate t oday. The Greek goddess Aphrodite came to be sea-born. Uranus, the god of the sky, son, Cronus, was trying to overthrow him. Aphrodite was born when Cronus castrated his father Uranus. Cronus then threw his father's genitals into the ocean, where they begin …show more content…
Both goddesses were very jealous and ill-tempered. According to the Iliad, Aphrodite was also a weak and frightful goddess. (Greek Festivals about Aphrodite) Venus and Aphrodite are both associated with being selfish, careless, and cruel. They were known to punish other gods and mortals if they did not worship them. They were kind and favored the ones that did worship them. (Personality Traits of Aphrodite) Aphrodite and Venus had many similarities beyond their personality. The goddess shared similar symbols, such as the scallop shell, seashells, dolphins, girdle and doves. Both goddesses were sea-born, married the smith god,Hephaestus/Vulcan) and had long-lasting affairs with the gods of War. (Mars/Ares) Aphrodite and Venus both were associated as the goddesses of love, beauty, and desire. Both goddess gave birth to the goddess of Fortune, (Fortuna/Tyche) god of Fear, (Phobos/Timor) god of Terror, (Metus/Deimos) goddess of Harmony, (Concordia/Harmonia) and the god of Love. …show more content…
She also inspires us to love ourselves and our own sensuality. (Goddess Aphrodite) The goddess Venus is the embodiment of love and beauty, and reminds us to live in our hearts, not our minds. (Venus, Roman goddess of Love) The myths and tales of Aphrodite and Venus mirror each other. If it weren’t for Aphrodite and Venus, the Greek and Roman people would not have known how to live independently and truly. They learned how to be better receivers, better lovers, and better mothers to ourselves and others. (TEMPLE OF VENUS) They teach us how to find love, ways to enrich it, honor it, express it, and make the best of it. (Goddesses of Love) Aphrodite and Venus allowed women of ancient times to accept who they were as a woman and their sexuality. (TEMPLE OF
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