![]() ![]() Secondly, while Eros or Cupid is the most famous child of Aphrodite and Ares, he is not the only one. Which suggests they have an open (but still “monogamous”) relationship. Once feelings are involved, then the jealousy seeps in. They only seem to get violent when the affair is more than a casual fling. But they didn’t seem to be upset when the other slept around, as Ares is the father of literally all of the Amazons, and Aphrodite bears no mythical grudge against his many bastard daughters, nor does Ares hunt down every man who glances at Aphrodite. Firstly, both Aphrodite and Ares would get jealous of each other’s lovers, such as Aphrodite cursing Eos to become boy crazy, or Ares turning into a boar to skewer Adonis. However, it is important to note a few key things. Which, knowing the Greeks, sounds about right. So Aphrodite might just like Ares because he has a big “spear” making the whole myth of why they fell in love a sexual inuendo. There’s also the Ancient Greek ideal that a small “spear” was a sign of intellect, while a large “spear” was a sign of brutish barbarism. There’s also the fact that Ares is the father of Eros, so this could Primordial Eros, a being older than Gaea. But when Ares mocked Eros, he fell in love. A few things, this myth mirrors the myth of Apollo and Daphne, except when Apollo mocked the size of Eros’ weapon, Eros cursed him. Eros agreed the spear was too heavy for him, and handed it back, and when Ares and Aphrodite both touched the spear, they fell in love. The only version I found had Ares taunting Eros’ small bow compared to the size and weight of Ares’ spear. The Romance of Aphrodite and AresĪside from one snippet that states that Eros caused Aphrodite and Ares to fall in love, there seems to be little mythical explanation for how the pair came together. So, I wanna talk about the relationship between these three gods, give a chronology of events, and set the record straight. ![]() But weirdly enough, there’s also some straight up unfounded versions of the story floating around that need to be debunked. ![]() We’ve all heard some version of the love triangle between Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Ares. ![]()
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