Psyche was the youngest daughter of a Greek king and queen, with two beautiful elder sisters. Her beauty surpassed that of her sisters and people, including priests, compared her to Aphrodite (referred to as Venus in The Golden Ass), the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
The name Psyche means "soul" 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.
Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses. Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses and there are many tales of how she could encourage both Gods and humans to fall in love with her.
The Romans knew her as Venus. Prostitutes considered her their patron. The poets called her the Lady of Cyprus.
Gods almighty, you know this question started the Trojan War, don't you?! Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite, and she is the goddess of beauty, so it would make sense that she would be the most physically attractive of the goddesses.
Regardless of her birth into existence, Aphrodite was born the goddess of love and was known for being the most beautiful Greek goddess.
Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans.
Helen of Troy, also known as beautiful Helen, was the most beautiful woman in Greece. She was the daughter of Zeus and sister of the Dioscuri.
Aphrodite (Αφροδιτη) the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She was known to the Romans as Venus. Her beauty was unrivaled by her fellow Greek gods, as she was even named the most beautiful of all the gods – granted with a little bribe (we'll discuss that soon).
Aphrodite and the Gods of Love: Goddess of Love and Beauty (Getty Villa Exhibitions) The essence of Aphrodite's power was her ability to provoke desire.
Hippolytus' Rejection
Unfortunately for Hippolytus, young men in ancient Greece were expected to worship Aphrodite during and after puberty because she was the goddess of love and sexual desire. By choosing to worship Artemis only, he rejected Aphrodite and refused to worship her.
Aphrodite is usually shown as a blonde woman, more beautiful than even seen, possibly with straight hair. However, it's possible that her hair was actually black, as the other goddesses also had black hair or at least an auburn color, Her eyes could be green or brown, but more likely, light ocean blue.
As the personification of beauty, Aphrodite's true appearance is actually unknown as she would appear to others as their personal epitome of physical attraction. In Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, it was confirmed that Aphrodite's appearance would change to appeal to each person who gazed upon her.
Helen also had a daughter, Hermione. Her abduction by Paris started the Trojan War. Helen was well-known to be without a doubt the prettiest, loveliest, fairest, finest and utmost exceptionally beautiful and drop dead gorgeous person in the world, sometimes even way more beautiful than Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
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.
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.
Aphrodite takes the form of a slender, beautiful woman of young age with pink skin and very long, blonde hair reaching down to her legs. She wears slight makeup consisting of deep purple eyeliner. She has blue eyes and long eyelashes standing out from the corners of her eyes.
While that approach has certainly yielded important information on gender dynamics in late-Classical Greece, it tends to overlook the fact that though this Aphrodite is female, she is also divine.
APHRODITE was the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation. She was depicted as a beautiful woman often accompanied by the winged godling Eros (Love). Her attributes included a dove, apple, scallop shell and mirror. In classical sculpture and fresco she was usually depicted nude.
A beauty deity is a god or (usually) goddess associated with the concept of beauty. Classic examples in the Western culture are the Greek goddess Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart, Venus. The following is a list of beauty deities across different cultures.
Helen of Troy was the most beautiful mortal ever. Psyche was the most beautiful woman of her age, so much so that people (who had not seen Aphrodite) worshipped her as a god. But she was not actually more (physically) beautiful than Aphrodite. Her inner beauty, however, was much greater than that of the goddess.
THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympos--Aphrodite, Hera and Athena--for the prize of a golden apple addressed "To the Fairest."
PEITHO was the goddess or personified spirit (daimona) of persuasion, seduction and charming speech. She was a handmaiden and herald of the goddess Aphrodite. Peitho was usually depicted as a woman with her hand raised in the act of persuasion or fleeing from the scene of a rape.
Hekate is an extremely powerful but mysterious goddess. She is associated with the moon, the underworld, witchcraft and magic. She is widely known as a protector and an advocate for justice. In her myths, she is always depicted as strong, wise and kind.