![]() In the Iliad, the opposite image of this is shown when Aphrodite’s wrist is wounded and she’s proven incompetent for battle. Women who took up arms and defended themselves were associated with warlike Aphrodite. Aphrodite Areia was deemed the female version of Ares by some. So what exactly are these war aspects of Aphrodite? What did she do? Being born from the sea, naturally, she is a goddess of the sea and seafaring. In Sparta especially, Aphrodite Areia was worshipped. There were cults dedicated to Aphrodite Areia in ancient Greece, the earliest of which stemmed in Sparta, Cyprus, and Kythira. The cult epithet used to describe Aphrodite’s war side is Aphrodite Areia (or “Warlike Aphrodite”). In my opinion, this is why it is not as well known that Aphrodite is a war goddess. However, throughout the god’s lore, you only ever seem him throwing lightning, so the flower aspect is forgotten, lost to time, or purposefully left out to fit someone’s (or a certain culture’s) perspective of the god. Like say a god of storms also being a god of pretty little flowers. It’s not uncommon for deities to have several purposes and roles that seem unrelated. It’s something I didn’t even know until my friend had told me. ![]()
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