However, Psyche was said to be so beautiful that people began to worship her as the goddess of love and beauty instead of Aphrodite. Aphrodite took it well. In Aphrodite's case she was married to Hephaestus because Zeus feared a war would break out among the gods over who would marry her.
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.
Regardless of her birth into existence, Aphrodite was born the goddess of love and was known for being the most beautiful Greek goddess.
Aphrodite's title of the most beautiful goddess was confirmed in a contest. It is hardly surprising that the Greeks described Aphrodite as a young, beautiful woman with long hair and a dress that accentuates her feminine curves. She was often portrayed with an apple, shell, dove or swan.
Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. She was known primarily as a goddess of love and fertility and occasionally presided over marriage.
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.
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.
When the Trojan prince Paris was asked to judge which of three Olympian Goddesses was the most beautiful, he chose Aphrodite over Hera and Athena, despite the latter* two trying to bribe him with power and victory in battle. Aphrodite won because she offered Paris the love of the most beautiful woman in the world.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Being the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite is undeniably the most beautiful Goddess in the entire Greek mythology, and yes, she was more beautiful than Hera (I don't mean Hera wasn't gorgeous, just that Aphrodite was more).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And when Medusa reached the altar, she sighed happily and said, “My, this is a beautiful temple. It is a shame it was wasted on Athena, for I am so much prettier than she is—perhaps someday people will build an even grander temple to my beauty.” Medusa's friends grew pale. The priestesses who overheard Medusa gasped.
Medusa was very proud of her beauty and thought or spoke only of herself. Each day she boasted of how pretty she was. Medusa even boasted that she was prettier than Athena, goddess of wisdom, who watched over Athens.
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.
Ardhanareeshvara is a combination of three words “Ardha,” “Nari,” and “Ishwara” means “half,” “woman,” and “lord,” respectively, which when combined means the lord whose half is a woman. It is believed that the God is Lord Shiva and the woman part is his consort Goddess Parvati or Shakti.
GRAIAI (Graeae) were two, some say three, sea hags who personified the white foam of the sea. They were grey-haired from birth and shared amongst themselves a single, detatchable eye and tooth.
Durga. Durga is one of the most powerful goddesses of Hindus. Hindu scriptures say that Durga came to kill the asuras, that is, the demons. Male gods had failed to control asuras and she was created.