WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the goddess of beauty
A
Beautiflia
B
Fleur
C
Aphrodite
D
love
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. She was known primarily as a goddess of love and fertility and occasionally presided over marriage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Her lovers included Ares, the god of war, and the mortal Anchises, a Trojan prince with whom she had a famous son, Aeneas. Her most famous lover, however, was the handsome and youthful mortal Adonis.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, the god of fire, blacksmiths and metalworking. Aphrodite was frequently unfaithful to him and had many lovers; in the Odyssey, she is caught in the act of adultery with Ares, the god of war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Greek goddess Aphrodite enjoyed dabbling in the love affairs of mortals, whether that was playing matchmaker or falling in love herself. The goddess Aphrodite, one of the 12 Greek Olympian gods, was born from the ocean waves. Her name is derived from the ancient Greek word aphros, which means “sea foam”.

Detailed explanation-5: -The name Psyche means “soul” and “butterfly” in Greek and was commonly referred to as such in Roman mythology as well, though direct translation is Anima (Latin word for “soul"). She was born a mortal woman eventually granted immortality, with beauty that rivaled even Aphrodite, goddess of love.

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