“When the Greek goddess Hera married Zeus, the goddess Gaia created three golden apples and gave them to Hera as a wedding… — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
Because you are the superhero fledgling. I’m just your more attractive sidekick. Oh, and the herd of nerds are your dorky minions. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think Helen of Troy must have been pretty hot. She got two countries going crazy for 10 years over her. — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
“You may blame Aphrodite soft as she is she has almost killed me with love for that boy” — Sappho Copy Share Image
In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers. — Pindar Copy Share Image
Aphrodite," she said. "Venus?" Hazel asked in amazement. "Mom," Piper said, with no enthusiasm. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
It’s not important,” Silena insisted. “We have to find Charlie!” Another first: a child of Aphrodite uninterested in jewellery. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I loved Aphrodite from the first and steeped myself in her legends. My mother told me that in ancient times her rituals… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
The scientific mind is atrophied, and suffers under inherited cerebral weakness, when it comes in contact with the eternal woman--Astarte, Isis, Demeter,… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
“So Aphrodite married Hephaestus and the celebrity ship Aphrophaestus completely dominated Olympian tabloid news for like a thousand years. Did they live… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Like at the DMV when you've passed your driver's test and had a really bad picture taken and you're waiting for them… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The marriage of Zeus and Hera can hardly be reframed into a "happy one" and yet Hera is the Goddess of marriage.… — Adolf Guggenbühl-Craig Copy Share Image
Eww," Jack said, and then giggled. "Yeah, and a Paris Hilton doll that had an optional brain."Aphrodite raised her brow at him.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Aphrodite-Venus had become not a subject of adoration, but an agent of exploitation. From the moment Christian society perceived sex not as… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
Aphrodite,” [Annabeth] said. “Venus?” Hazel asked in amazement. “Mom,” Piper said with no enthusiasm. “Girls!” The goddess spread her arms like she… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“And they were all agreed that it was Eros who held the world together, since Love made the world go round. And… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“The Big Dipper’s also known as The Great Bear? The Greek myth says that Zeus fell in love with a beautiful maiden,… — Natasha Brown Copy Share Image
“Eros, who was awakened when the girdle was cast aside, thought it unfitting that the Goddess of Love should turn herself into… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“After he cut off their genitals, Chronos threw them into the sea, where they floated in a "white foam." Out of this… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“*The disc's greatest lovers were undoubtedly Mellius and Gretelina, whose pure, passionate and soul-searing affair would have scorched the pages of History… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“It was told that during the wedding feast, Eris [Discordia], a daughter of Nyx, threw a golden apple into their midst, intended… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“The idea that Aphrodite was simply a representation of carnal lust is the product of much later representations of her. In fact,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Some say an army of horsemen, some of footsoldiers, some of ships, is the fairest thing on the black earth, but I… — Sappho Copy Share Image
“I believe in Aphrodite, I believe in insane thinkers, I believe in roaring free-spirits, I believe in full-throated poetry, I believe in… — Laura Gentile Copy Share Image
Nerd herd, focus. You're here to help the fledglings. Dour One and Dour Two aren't important," said Aphrodite. "Dr. Seuss reference. I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When Zeus[Jupiter]first saw Aphrodite[Venus]& Aphrodite thus first saw Zeus, it was love at first sight.Naturally. Since Zeus was the King of the… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
Oh, dear Hazel.” Aphrodite folded her fan. “Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming.… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
You can borrow my two-carat diamond stud earrings," Aphrodite said. I stopped and looked back at her. "Huh?" She shrugged. "That's as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Lacy had warned me about Drew the first day of school. Apparently the two of them had gone to some summer camp… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
At the last parent visitation night I'd sorta accidentally watched a majorly nightmarish scene between Aphrodite and her parents. Her dad's the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Cassiopeia, queen of Ethiopia, bragged that she and her daughter, Andromeda, were more beautiful than Poseidon's girls, the Nereids. 'Gods, mother, embarrass… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I'm not ashamed of heroic ambitions. If man and woman can only dance upon this earth for a few countable turns of… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
You're Dionysus," I said. "The god of wine." Mr. D rolled his eyes. "What do they say these days, Grover? Do the… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?" "Didn't they start the Trojan… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I'm so glad you're here," Aphrodite said. "War is coming. Bloodshed is inevitable. So there's really only one thing to do." "Uh...… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“And she[Aphrodite]mourned Nerites' loss not because Nerites was her paramour but because she was her mentor.It was, strangely enough,poor Nerites who had… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“And thus when the great day arrived when the amphora was full with Poseidon's seed, the young Goddess was carried by Zeus'… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Nil sub sole novum, says Solomon; amor omnibus idem, says Virgil; and Carabine mounts with Carabin into the bark at Saint-Cloud, as… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“But Zeus did not tell Aphrodite that age was catching up on him. And that Gods, just as Mortal men, suffered from… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, the youthful Hebe would insist on scattering her father's seed further afield, & to various places, inside & outside Greece, &… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
![“Aphrodite,” [Annabeth] said. “Venus?” Hazel asked in amazement. “Mom,” Piper said with no enthusiasm. “Girls!” The goddess spread her arms like she wanted a group hug. The three demigods did not oblige. Hazel backed into a palmetto tree.” quote by Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/684/rick-riordan-27_amazement_aphrodite-annabeth-said-venus-hazel-aske_422068.jpg)
![“And they were all agreed that it was Eros who held the world together, since Love made the world go round. And the universe was thus perceived as an enormous egg, held together by Love. And this primordial egg consisted of two hemispheres, the Sky[Uranus] & the Earth[Gaea] held together by…” quote by Nicholas Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e3e/nicholas-chong-4441_big-bang_and-they-were-all-agreed-that-it-was-ero_1099687.jpg)
![“It was told that during the wedding feast, Eris [Discordia], a daughter of Nyx, threw a golden apple into their midst, intended as a prize for the most beautiful amongst the three Goddesses at the table: Athena, Hera & Aphrodite, the daughter, wife & clandestine lover of Zeus, respectively. And…” quote by Nicholas Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e51/nicholas-chong-4441_children_it-was-told-that-during-the-wedding-feas_247774.jpg)
![“When Zeus[Jupiter]first saw Aphrodite[Venus]& Aphrodite thus first saw Zeus, it was love at first sight.Naturally. Since Zeus was the King of the Gods, who loved all beautiful Goddesses.And Aphrodite was the Goddess of Love, the most beautiful & lovely of all the Goddesses.But love was all they…” quote by Nicholas Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/31a/nicholas-chong-4441_classical-mythology_when-zeus-jupiter-first-saw-aphrodite-ve_1855242.jpg)
![“And she[Aphrodite]mourned Nerites' loss not because Nerites was her paramour but because she was her mentor.It was, strangely enough,poor Nerites who had taught her all she had known about sex & love until then. For how was a young Goddess, who was born from a cockle, to know about such things?” quote by Nicholas Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/36d/nicholas-chong-4441_adult-fiction_and-she-aphrodite-mourned-nerites-loss-n_1415166.jpg)
