Bullfinch once said "Mythology is the handmaid of literature...". That means that
mythology is necessarily subservient or subordinate to literature. I personally think that
is not true. Let me introduce myself. My name is Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and
sexual desire. Mythology is important and interesting . In fact, I think I may be the most
interesting of all the gods. Well, at least the most beautiful. In this auto biographical
paper I will reveal to you who I am, how I relate to mythology, and a famous story about
myself.
Let me start with my birth. Many think I was born out of murder. They say that
when Cronos butchered his father he flung the dismembered body into the sea, where it
floated spouting blood and foam. From the foam rose me, a tall beautiful maiden with
long blond hair the color of daffodils. Other legends say that I am the daughter of Cronos
and Rheia or Jupiter and Dionne.
The Birth of Venus ( )
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Helen of Troy by Evelyn de Morgan (1898, London); ...I am married to Hephaestus, god of fire and metal
work. Shortly after birth my poor husband was cast out of Olympus because of his
deformities. My son is the famous arrow shooting Cupid. We are almost always together
and Cupid is always shooting darts of desire in to the bosoms of Gods and men. I hate to
admit it but in a way I am responsible for the Trojan War. One day Discord threw an
apple on to Olympus to be given to the most beautiful goddess. Hera, Athene, and I all
tried to claim the title. Each of us tried to persaude the judge, Paris, in our favor. Hera
told him he would be a powerful ruler, Athene promised him that he would receive great
military fame, and I guaranteed him Helen of Troy's hand...