Ares and Aphrodite had a long time romantic relationship but never married because of Aphrodite's marriage to Hephaestus. They had several children together and were considered a couple despite the adulterous nature of their relationship.
(1) DIVINE LOVES
ARES The god of war had a long love affair with Aphrodite which lasted for the duration of her marriage to Hephaistos and beyond. She bore him four divine sons: Eros, Anteros, Deimos, Phobos; and a daughter: Harmonia.
Aphrodite was married to Hephaistos (Ἡφαιστος), the god of fire, smiths, and craftsmen. However, as we'll soon learn, this wasn't by her own choosing, and thus she had a longstanding affair with her true love, Ares (Αρης), The Greek god of War.
Ares was never married, but he fell in love with Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
(1) DIVINE LOVES (GODDESSES)
She bore him four divine sons and a daughter: Eros, Anteros, Deimos, Phobos and Harmonia. EOS The goddess of the dawn with whom Ares had a brief love affair. She was cursed with a rampant sexuality by the jealous Aphrodite.
So yes, Ares did cheat on Aphrodite with many other women. But he always came back to his wife afterward. She was very understanding about his relationships because she knew how much pain they could cause. In addition to being the god of war, Ares is also known as the "ardent one" for his passionate nature.
Who was Aphrodite married to? Aphrodite was compelled by Zeus to marry Hephaestus, the god of fire. However, they were an imperfect match, and Aphrodite consequently spent time cheating with the god of war, Ares, as well as a slew of mortal lovers, such as the Trojan nobleman Anchises and the youth Adonis.
From at least the time of Homer—who established him as the son of the chief god, Zeus, and Hera, his consort—Ares was one of the ... So yes, Ares did cheat on Aphrodite with many other women. But he always came back to his wife afterward.
Athena is the single most prevalent foe of Ares, the two were the ultimate symbol of war, two siblings with the same station but who were so different they were always ready to fight one another.
To say that, Ares, the god of war, had a bad reputation is a gross understatement. His insatiable thirst for violence and bloodshed made him feared by mortal beings and despised by his fellow deities. Zeus, his father, wasn't particularly fond of him either.
In Greek mythology, Psyche was a mortal woman whose beauty was so great that it rivaled that of the goddess Aphrodite. Aphrodite became so jealous of Psyche that she sent her son, Eros, to make Psyche fall in love with the ugliest man in the world.
In a story not seen until the Roman period, Venus hounded the beautiful girl, Psyche, just for being beautiful. Psyche (whose name means “soul” in Greek) was so beautiful that the people around her worshipped her instead of Venus. Psyche did not ask for this worship, but Venus wanted to punish her anyway.
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.
Ares and Aphrodite could never marry because Aphrodite had been forced to marry another Olympian, Hephaestus. However, they continued their relationship and had several children, including the four love gods, the Erotes.
The union of Ares and Aphrodite created the gods Eros, Anteros, Phobos, Deimos, and Harmonia.
Zeus and Hera didn't particularly dislike Ares, they just didn't respect him much. Ares is always portrayed as childish, bloodthirsty, and wild. He will join a battle just to make it bloodier, not caring who lived or died. Athena hated him, and no god respected him except maybe Aphrodite, due to her love for him.
He Never Married
Given that Ares was such hard work, perhaps it is no surprise that he never married. But he still had several love affairs and fathered many children.
It is said that the boar which killed Adonis was no ordinary beast but the god Ares, who was one of Aphrodite's many lovers. Jealous of her passion for Adonis, Ares, disguised himself in the form of a boar and attacked the young man.
Accordingly, the Greek god Zeus's affairs were with willing participants – regardless of his trickery and disguise to seduce them. The male-dominated art world interpreted Zeus's promiscuity as part of fulfilling his duty to populate the newly formed world.
? Aphrodite :: Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty
Even though married to Hephaestus, she had affairs with all Olympians except Zeus and Hades, most famously with Ares, the god of war. She also had famous romances with two mortals, Anchises and Adonis.
Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty and love. She was born out of the sea fully formed and riding a giant scallop shell. She had one husband and 8 consorts.
Apollo was considered to be the most handsome of all the gods. He was always depicted as having long, golden hair – the same color as the sun. He was tall and had plenty of muscles. Even though he was depicted as being fairly calm, he had a temper, just like his father.
Persephone's jealousy suggests she might have loved Hades
In Ovid's famous text Metamorphosis, Hades has an affair with a young Nymph named Minthe. Persephone, now in her later years, was so incensed with jealousy that she turned Minthe into a mint plant.
Aphrodite's Curse is about a dynasty's fall from grace, unrequited love and retribution. A powerful family is brought to ruin, the consequences unforeseen and irreparable. The trouble begins with King Minos who asks the gods for a bull to be sacrificed so that he may become ruler of Kretos and surrounding lands.
It's not that people get cursed, (myths aren't literal) it's that to say something is prettier than Aphrodite is to say something is more beautiful than Beauty itself, which is meaningless/paradoxical. So it's not "cursed" it's just silly.