The family relationships of gods They were very complicated. According to mythology most of them had a great offspring as a result of their relationships with divine, semi-divine and mortal beings. The Goddess Aphrodite It was not an exception and some of its offshoots are known mythological figures. Join us to meet the children of Aphrodite: Eros, Hermaphrodite, Príapo ...
The children of Aphrodite
Aphrodite had no children with Hephaestus that was her Olympic husband. Because she was so beautiful, Zeus He married her to the god of the forge and the volcanoes so that there would be no problems on Olympus. However, Aphrodite who did not love Hephaestus, maintained long romances with other gods and mortals with whom he had 16 children (more or less according to the versions of the myths). We have chosen the stories that have seemed most interesting to us. We hope you like them!
Daughters of Aphrodite
Aphrodite had many more sons than females. Tiqué and Harmonía are the most important among the children of aphrodite of female
Ticket (Fortuna)
The goddess Tique was the daughter of Aphrodite and Hermes, the messenger. In Rome it was called "Fortuna". As the goddess of fortune, the fate of the communities governed their prosperity. He used to represent her accompanied by a child-god named Pluto, whom Zeus blinded so that he could distribute his gifts without knowing who he was benefiting from.
Tiqué did not follow any criteria and randomly distributed the luck so that sometimes it was represented with a ball in his hand symbolizing the insecurity of his decisions.
Harmony
Harmonia was daughter of Aphrodite Y Ares , God of War. It represented love, good relationships, order and unity in communities and peoples.
The best-known myth related to this goddess is that of the "Harmony Necklace". On the day of his wedding with Cadmus, he received a necklace as a gift from Hephaestus. The jewel was a trap, a revenge of the god of the forge enraged by the relationship that Aphrodite and Ares had maintained and of which Harmonia was the fruit. The Hamonia Necklace entailed the misfortune and in many cases the death of those who possessed it. The adornment brought misfortune to the daughters of Harmony and Cadmus and is a recurring element in many Greek myths. The couple finally retired to live in Illyria and there they were picked up by Zeus who turned them into snakes and led them to the Elysian Fields of the Underworld, where the heroes, the blessed and the favorites of the gods live.
Children of aphrodite
Eros
God of sexual attraction and love is son of Aphrodite and Ares. In Roman mythology it is known as Cupid. One of the most popular myths is the one that joins the princess Psyche and that you can read in this post: The wonderful story of Cupid and Psyche . Eros was the cause of Apollo falling in love with Daphne. He is represented with a lyre and especially with a bow and arrows. In many myths he is presented as a malicious being that when he shoots his arrows causes crushes on illicit occasions.
Hermaphrodite
Hermaphrodite was son of Aphrodite and Hermes . He was raised by the nymphs and as he grew up he became an attractive young man. While traveling through Halicarnassus and because it was very hot, she stripped off her clothes and bathed in a lake on the road. A naiad named Salmacis who was in the water observed him and felt an irresistible attraction for him. He was thrown over, but the young man resisted and rejected.
The naiad did not desist in his efforts and when he came to drink from another source, he took it and dragged it to the depths, pleading with the gods to merge them into one body. His prayers were taken care of and a being was formed that was both feminine and masculine. Hermafrodito asked his parents that all the young people who bathed in that fountain should suffer what happened to him and that their virility be taken from them, which they granted him. If you want to know more about this tragic story, we invite you to read the post: Hermaphroditism: the Greeks explained it with the myth of Hermaphroditus .
Priapus
Priapus was son of Aphrodite and Dionysus . It is a minor god of fertility especially agricultural. He is represented with a huge erect phallus. He myth on Priapus it refers us to the relations that it maintained with Dionysus. On a trip he made to India, Aphrodite was unfaithful, although he returned with him on his return. Hera, disappointed with the goddess of beauty, wanted to punish her and when she gave birth to Dionysus' son she was born tremendously ugly and with gigantic genitals.
Hymen
Hymenaeum, also known as Hymen, was the god of ceremonial marriage. Hyneneo had to be present at all the weddings so that the marriage would be well. He was son of Aphrodite and Dionysus as Priapus. In the celebrations of weddings hymns called hymenals were sung and their symbol is the torch of marriage.
The twins Phobos and Deimos
These twins were children of Aphrodite and Ares and they accompanied their father in battles. Phobos was the representation of the fear of the soldiers before starting the fight that made them flee and Deimos represented pure terror. In one of the myths about them, twins disobey their father's orders to favor humans.
Children of Aphrodite were also Aeneas, the hero of the War of Troy and Érice, who fought with Heracles and lost his kingdom. Both were the result of the relations of the goddess with mortal men.
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