The Goddess of Love Aphrodite was an ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified by the Romans as Venus. The basis for her name came from the Greek word aphros meaning, "foam." The legend arose that Aphrodite was born from the white foam produced by the severed genitals of Uranus (Heaven), after his son Cronus threw them into the sea. Aphrodite was, in fact, widely worshiped as a goddess of the sea and …showed first 75 words of 712 total…

…showed last 75 words of 712 total…play an important role in history because they also had an effect on particular goddesses such as Zeus. Her intriguing ability to saturate love in the hearts of her prey made her an intriguing character, which is significant in our understanding of Greek History. She was the biggest love of all lovers and is also recognized as goddess of many other things. Without her impact on Greek culture the alterations of history would be profound.