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
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
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
“Enough wars have been started over this face. My face. My curse—and my mother’s curse, and her mother’s curse, and so on… — Josephine Angelini 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
“The urge to fall [in love] was utterly new and made her [Athena] dizzy. He [Odysseus] could catch her and hold her… — Kendare Blake 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
“*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
“Why, pray, must the Argives needs fight the Trojans? What made the son of Atreus gather the host and bring them? Was… — Homer 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
“Her mother was a cockle, but her father was no other than Uranus, who held the highest office in the universe, as… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“This was because, after the birth of Priapus, they had developed a love/hate relationship with each other. They loved & hated each… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Venus of Eryx, from her mountain throne, Saw Hades and clasped her swift-winged son, and said: 'Cupid, my child, my warrior, my… — Ovid 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
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 Zeus told Aphrodite, in all sincerity, that he had now given up catching oysters for her sake. But could not help… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“And thus, the Titans & titanesses made love without passion And so did the Gods & Goddesses. They only had Longing[Pothos], Love[Eros]… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Apollo taught her to sing and play the lyre. Athene taught her to spin, Demeter to tend a garden. Aphrodite taught her… — Bernard Evslin Copy Share Image
“Ravelstein mentioned that Keynes had married a Russian ballerina. He also explained to me that Uranus had fathered Aphrodite but that she… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
“Hera also cheated, by winning the confidence of her sister-in-law, Amphitrite. As Hera convinced her that all she wanted to do was… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Percy pulled Annabeth close and kissed her...long enough for it to get really awkward for Piper, though she said nothing. She thought… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Neleus... The son of Poseidon! A birth that came from the mate of a god and a mortal woman. Not plain at… — Katerina Kostaki Copy Share Image
“And thus it was a right old shambles as anyone could see. Call it Chaos, if you like, the state of affairs… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
I had a really small role (playing goddess Aphrodite), and I was only working for just over a week with Ralph Fiennes… — Agyness Deyn Copy Share Image
“Hera said that Hephaestus was the one who made the lovely chariots for Zeus, Poseidon & Hades. Also the one for Helios,… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“And the naked lovers looked for a place where they could lay together & Aphrodite suggested that her bed was as good… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“He was the King of the Gods & could have anything he wanted, but only in theory. Whilst in actual fact, he… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“But as the God of War, Mars could not help being belligerent.He announced that he had come to avenge the honour &… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Gods in The Lost Hero Aeolus The Greek god of the winds. Roman form: Aeolus Aphrodite The Greek goddess of love and… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
She's magnificent," Radius said, smiling proudly as he vaulted the steps and followed Aphrodite. "I can think of a lot of m… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Oh. Yeah. That does make sense.” Shaylin hesitated. “But I don’t know which dorm room is hers.” “Third floor, number thirty-six. When… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“All of them had been give a makeover. Leo was wearing pinstriped pants, black leather shoes, a white collarless shirt with suspenders,… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“The great Sea God,Poseidon, could not be more pleased with himself.Although he had lost to the young Goddess, he had really won.In… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“The story was however told that when Hephaestus was instructed to create Pandora, he had misunderstood Zeus' intentions.Pandora should have been given… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Paris had heard of Helen of Sparta’s beauty, and though she was married to the warlike Menelaus, he immediately consented to awarding… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Once she was separated from the cockles & clams, she found herself miraculously transformed into a Goddess. But she found herself different… — Nicholas Chong Copy Share Image
“Although a few legends tell of Callisto welcoming Zeus with open arms, most of the versions have Zeus resorting to trickery. In… — Rick Riordan 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 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/i/31a/nicholas-chong-4441_classical-mythology_when-zeus-jupiter-first-saw-aphrodite-ve_1855242.jpg)
![“The urge to fall [in love] was utterly new and made her [Athena] dizzy. He [Odysseus] could catch her and hold her up. She knew he could. If this is how Aphrodite feels every day, it's no wonder she's such an idiot .” quote by Kendare Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/117/kendare-blake-1667_every-day_the-urge-to-fall-in-love-was-utterly-new_2022806.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/i/e51/nicholas-chong-4441_children_it-was-told-that-during-the-wedding-feas_247774.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/i/e3e/nicholas-chong-4441_big-bang_and-they-were-all-agreed-that-it-was-ero_1099687.jpg)
![“Her mother was a cockle, but her father was no other than Uranus, who held the highest office in the universe, as no one held a higher office than the Sky. And she was born together with Himeros[Passion] & Chaos[Confusion] at the same time, & together, as the white foam[aphros] of semen issued…” quote by Nicholas Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/nicholas-chong-4441_big-bang_her-mother-was-a-cockle-but-her-father-w_291179.jpg)
![“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/i/684/rick-riordan-27_amazement_aphrodite-annabeth-said-venus-hazel-aske_422068.jpg)
![“And thus, the Titans & titanesses made love without passion And so did the Gods & Goddesses. They only had Longing[Pothos], Love[Eros] & Reciprocal Love[Anteros] between them, but no Passion. And this fact accounted for the unimaginative number of offspring that some of them had. And the…” quote by Nicholas Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/nicholas-chong-4441_classical-mythology_and-thus-the-titans-titanesses-made-love_1768220.jpg)
