Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Aphrodite's Role in the Trojan War
Aphrodite is my personal long-time favorite goddess because she is the only one who gets to make these decisions and they don't always work out well for her. She still doesn't hold the same power and freedoms that the men do but she still does it anyway in a way that I just love. Aphrodite is one who explicitly really gets to do whatever she wants even if it does sometimes cause trouble. Trojan War talks to me about Aphrodite's role in the outbreak of the Trojan War. The blame comes at Aphrodite because she gave him Helen or it comes at Helen because you know people think she went with him or what have you ultimately he's making
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