Tier: At least High 4-C, possibly Low 2-C
Perhaps, this time, she will discover the beauty within. Perhaps, this time, her beauty can be used to stop a war instead of start one. While the battlefield is no place for the fairest of all, Aphrodite recalls the destruction between the Greeks and Trojans. Now, a new war brews, but this one between Gods, not men. However, he chose Helen as his wife, and their love began the catastrophic Trojan War. In exchange for being named the fairest, Aphrodite offered any woman in the world as his wife, so Paris agreed. Zeus elected Paris, Prince of Troy, to choose a victor. She finds consolation in the arms of other men such as Ares, or validation by competing in any contest of beauty she encounters.Īt a wedding attended by all the Gods, a golden apple appeared, inscribed with the words "to the fairest." Immediately Aphrodite, her mother Hera, and sister Athena quarreled over it. Inattentive and hideous to look upon, her husband, Hephaestus, unknowingly leaves Aphrodite feeling lonely and worthless. Yet, beneath her flawless exterior resides a heart burdened with insecurity. So wondrous is she to behold that one look can inspire tears, desire, jealousy, and love. There are too few words to describe the radiance, the magnificence, the inequitable glory of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty.
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