mythology. Yet, Aphrodite goes against this ideal because she has tremendous influence over all the Olympians besides the maiden goddesses. In the Theogony and Homeric Hymns, the poets gave Aphrodite different backstories which provides insight into the gender roles in Ancient Greece. The poet in Homeric Hymn 5 describes Aphrodite as Zeus’ daughter to portray the ideal father-daughter relationship. As the goddess of sex, Aphrodite “rouses sweet desire among the immortals” (Homeric Hymns 5a) and easily
Aphrodite is seen as a sex symbol that brings the sexes together, which relates to how she was born. She was born due to the rupture of heaven and earth so it makes sense for her to be the person to join two things together. Hesiod again shows us deception in women as Aphrodite is irresistible and causes people to engage in sexual acts while losing control of themselves. Hesiod later shows
Everyone knows about the Greek gods. The twelve well-known, big, and scary beings who live on a big mountain, and who just seem like a myth to most of us. Though the gods seem like a legend to most people these days, they were and still are an important part in the lives of many people. For these people, the belief in the gods explains many things such as the creation of earth, the sky and everyday things in our lives. Of these gods and goddesses, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, literature, arts,