Mythology
Aphrodite
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In the
Greek myths the beautiful goddess Aphrodite is cruel. The first reason she is
cruel is because when Zeus declares she must be married right away, she chooses
Hephaestus. That was mean because there were many men offering her everything
she could have possibly wanted, but Hephaestus just said he would be a good
husband because he worked late. Since he was so ugly, she really did not want
to marry him; however, since he worked late, she could go out and be with
other men while he is still working. Merciless, she was took advantage of
Hephaestus when he was only saying he would do something for her. The second
reason is that in the story of Eros and Psyche, Aphrodite gets jealous
because Psyche is just as beautiful as she. Making an evil plan to make
Psyche wish she was never beautiful, Aphrodite calls over her son Eros to
scratch her with his love arrows while she is sleeping so that when she wakes
up, she will fall in love with some hideous creature. In conclusion,
Aphrodite may be the goddess of love and beauty, but on the inside, she is
hateful and spiteful. |
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By KC, June 2005 |
