Golden Aphrodite "Muse, tell me the deeds of golden Aphrodite the Cyprian, who stirs up sweet passion in the gods and subdues the tribes of mortal men and birds that fly in air and all the many creatures that the dry land rears, and all that the sea: all these love the deeds of rich-crowned Cytherea." (Hom.Hym.5.5) Aphrodite was beautiful. She was often depicted with flowers and vegetation surrounding her golden aura, representing her …showed first 75 words of 1165 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1165 total…The most significant of Aphrodite's mortal children was Aeneas, whom she gave birth by the mortal "shepherd Anchises. Aeneas became the founder of the then nation Italy, and the mythical ancestor of the Roman people." Aphrodite's offspring show just how total her control over love and other passions truly was. Through her children, she had power over all areas of human emotion, and Aphrodite's influence was perhaps more widespread than that of any other god.