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Zeus sought the assistance of the gods in the freeing his Queen and offered the goddess Aphrodite in marriage to the god who could bring Hephaistos to Olympos.

When the goddess sat upon this cursed throne she was bound fast. Angry at his mother's treatment, Hephaistos sent various gifts to Olympos including a Golden Throne for Hera. He was rescued by Thetis and Eurynome and raised in a cave on the shores of the River Okeanos where he became a skilled smith. Hephaistos had been cast from heaven by his mother Hera at birth, for she was ashamed at bearing a crippled son. The story of the Marriage of Hephaistos and Aphrodite can be reconstructed from text fragments and ancient Greek vase paintings, such as the Francois Vase: ARES LOSES APHRODITE TO HEPHAISTOS IN MARRIAGE Eros said ‘This one is heavy: try it and you will see.’ Ares took the javelin, while Kypris smiled quietly and with a groan he said, ‘It is heavy : take it back.’ ‘Keep it,’ said Eros. "One day Ares came in from the battlefield brandishing a strong spear and began to make fun of Eros' weapon.

EROS CAUSES ARES & APHRODITE TO FALL IN LOVE LOCALE : Mt Olympos (Home of the Gods) I. Aphrodite fled and Zeus' seed was spilt upon the earth.ĬLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES APHRODITE LOVES : ARES & HEPHAESTUS Ares, Aphrodite and Eros, Greco-Roman fresco from Pompeii C1st A.D., Naples National Archaeological Museum ZEUS The king of the gods attempted to seduce Aphrodite when she first set foot upon land in Kypros. She bore him two daughters Rhodos and Herophilos. POSEIDON The god of the sea had an affair with Aphrodite who was grateful for his support following the revelation of her adulterous relationship with Ares. When he refused to leave the sea to join her on Olympos, she transformed him into a shell-fish for his betrayal. NERITES A young sea-god who was the very first love of Aphrodite. She bore him a son, the godling Hermaphroditos (and some say Eros). HERMES The herald of the gods seduced Aphrodite with the help of his father Zeus. Aphrodite was never happy with the marriage having been forced to wed him by decree of Zeus, as a gift for releasing his mother Hera from the bonds of the cursed golden throne. HEPHAISTOS The god of smiths was the husband of Aphrodite, who later divorced her following her adulterous love affair with Ares. Some say Hermes Bakkheios (Iakkhos) was also their child. Hera cursed the goddess to bear a horribly ugly child, Priapos, as punishment for her promiscuity. She bore him four divine sons: Eros, Anteros, Deimos, Phobos and a daughter: Harmonia.ĭIONYSOS The god of wine who had a short affair with Aphrodite. The mortal lovers of the goddess are described on the second "Loves" page.ĪRES The god of war had a long love affair with Aphrodite which lasted for the duration of her marriage to Hephaistos and beyond. In classical art and literature Aphrodite was almost always portrayed as the consort of Ares. The rest were, for the most part, simply genealogical pairings. Although she was paired with half of the male Olympians only the story of her marriage to Hephaistos and adulterous affair with the god Ares was elaborated upon in any detail. This page describes the goddess' sexual liaisons with various gods. Venus Aphrodite, Ares, infants Eros and Phobos, Greco-Roman fresco from Pompeii C1st A.D., Naples National Archaeological MuseumĪPHRODITE was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation.