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Greek goddessess aphrodite and persephone

            
             My report is about two Greek goddesses.
            
            
             Aphrodite, goddess of romantic love had .
            
            
             on there would be candlelit dinners, high .
             heeled shoes, and bright red lipstick. Romance .
             was there and planning to stay. Aphrodite was .
             the daughter of titan Uranus. Shen was .
             Married to Zeus" son Hephaestus, god of the .
             Forge. Overjoyed with his good fortune in .
             Receiving this stunning bride he did the best to .
             Please Aphrodite. He designed the most .
             Beautiful jewelry and furniture for her. He even .
             Made her a magical golden girdle that made .
             Her irresistible to men when she wore .
             It. Aphrodite felt she had married below her .
             Class. She was known for her numerous loves .
             Affairs which varied with mortals and other .
             Gods and resulted in many offspring. .
             Aphrodite's most notable lovers were the gods .
             Ares, Dionysus, Hermes, posidian, and the .
             Mortal Adonis. Her most famous son was Eros, .
             God of love. A talented archer whose job was to .
             Shoot arrows dipped in Aphrodite's love .
             Potion. Hitting her unwitting victims causing .
             Them to fall madly in love with the next .
             Person they saw. Aphrodite brought them hope .
             And the awareness of the transforming power .
             Of love and beauty.
             Now I will talk about Persephone.
             .
             According to Greek mythology Persephone UN .
             wittingly attracted the attention of the Greek .
             God Hades, brother of Zeus and ruler of the .
             Underworld. After asking for and receiving .
             Her father's approval for Persephone's hand in .
             Marriage Hades simply abducted her one day .
             When she stooped to pluck a narcissus from a .
             Field of wildflowers near her house. Her .
             Mother Demeter had heard Persephone's .
             Screams when Hades grabbed her. She began an .
             Intensive search for Persephone. After learning .
             How Zeus had betrayed there daughter Demeter .
             Demonstrated her outrage by with holding her .
             Blessing from the earth until Persephone was .
             Returned to her. Zeus finally relented and sent .
             The god Hermes to bring the young goddess .
             Back to her mother. Part of Persephone missed .


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2. Aphrodite: An Inspiration to Artists

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4. How things Came to be

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5. Women in Ancient Greece

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6. Gods, Goddesses and Heroes of Greek Mythology

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7. Mesopotamian and Hittite Mythology

The testicles produced a white foam in the sea from which Aphrodite was produced. ... Her Greek counterparts were usually considered to be Aphrodite and Athena. ... He was very beautiful and handsome, and both Aphrodite and Persephone fell in love with him. Therefore, he was ordered to spend four months with Aphrodite, four months with Persephone and stayed alone in the rest time of the year. ... When Adonis died in Aphrodite's arm, she turned his blood that fell into the soil into windflowers. ...

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8. Greeks And Romans

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9. Gods

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