Aphrodite cursed the princess Myrrha (also known as Smyrna) with an unnatural and overwhelming lust for her own father, King Cinyras.
Aphrodite cursed the mother of Adonis, Myrrha, out of jealousy that she could be even more beautiful than the most beautiful goddess. Out of jealousy, therefore, she turned Adonis's mother into a myrrh tree.
Bruce Lincoln argues that the myth is a description of the loss of Persephone's virginity, where her epithet koure signifies "a girl of initiatory age", and where Hades is the male oppressor forcing himself onto a young girl for the first time.
Smyrna failed to honor Aphrodite, incurring the wrath of the goddess, by whom was made to fall in love with her father; and with the aid of her nurse she deceived him for twelve nights until her identity was discovered. Smyrna fled, but her father later caught up with her.
8. Aphrodite and Adonis. In another myth with an incestuous element, Myrrha was cursed by Aphrodite with lust for her own father, King Cinyras of Cyrpus, after her mother bragged that her daughter was more beautiful than Aphrodite.
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love Who Loved Everyone
She's the mother of Hermaphroditus, a symbol of intersex divinity, and many LGBTQ+ groups have adopted her as a patron goddess of queer love in all forms.
Some myths say that Medusa and the other gorgons had always been the way they were and others say she was cursed by Athena. I've never seen one with her being cursed by Aphrodite though. Psyche is the only one to come to mind that Aphrodite punished for claiming that she was more beautiful than the goddess.
Yes, many Greek gods had male lovers, with the norm being bisexuality, though figures like Zeus (with Ganymede), Apollo (with Hyacinthus), Hermes, Dionysus, and the hero Heracles are famous examples, often involved in pederastic relationships or deep bonds that modern interpretation calls homosexual or bisexual. While gods like Ares, Hades, and Hephaestus had fewer or no male lovers, same-sex relationships were common across the pantheon, with Zeus often cited as the prime example of a powerful god with male paramours.
In return, he would offer Aphrodite (Αφροδιτη) the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation as a reward. Those who succeeded in bringing Hephaistos to Mount Olympus would be able to marry her. Aphrodite felt that her true love, Ares (the god of war), couldn't lose.
Venus caused a spell to fall on Smyrna who then fell in love with her own father, went to him while he was in a drunken stupor and became pregnant by him. When Cinyras found out what happened, he pursued Smyrna to kill her and as he raised his sword to strike her, Aphrodite turned her into a myrrh tree.
It was also said that Hera regained her virginity, that is became young again, bathing regularly in the sacred spring of Canathus, near Argos. The Kanathos fountain still exists today, near the nun monastery of Agia Moni, of the XII century, at about three kilometers from the city of Nafplio, Greece.
Danaë and Zeus, in the form of golden rain, had sexual relations. Danaë became pregnant and had a son named Perseus. There are many paintings depicting Danaë and this myth of the golden rain.
Persephone is a petite and curvy young woman with pink skin, pink eyes, and pink hair. She prefers her hair cut short into a pixie cut. When sufficiently angry, both her sclera and irises turn a deep red. A halo of flowers will often appear on her head when she is feeling certain emotions, such as love or happiness.
Aphrodite was frequently unfaithful to him and had many lovers; in the Odyssey, she is caught in the act of adultery with Ares, the god of war. In the First Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, she seduces the mortal shepherd Anchises after Zeus made her fall in love with him.
Aphrodite was also technically a titan considering she was born of the sea and chronos cut off genitals but was considered an Olympian and Zeus daughter. He honestly feared anyone he couldn't control God, goddess or mortal.
Aphrodite, the Most Beautiful Greek Goddess, Was Quite a Handful. The Romans knew her as Venus. Prostitutes considered her their patron. The poets called her the Lady of Cyprus.
Aphrodite gave birth to five children from Ares: Eros, Deimos, Phobos, Harmonia, and Anteros, yet their lack of resemblance to Hephaestus would make her husband suspicious.
Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked by both parents. He is the god of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but, also a coward.
Apollo: The God of Bisexuality.
Many people interpret Artemis to be either lesbian or asexual and for the larger pop mythology community it's no longer interpretation. Artemis is the queer goddess.
Nerites: Sea-god, male lover of Poseidon, transformed into a shellfish after a dispute. Confirmed lover. 1 demi-god lover.
Ganymede, a beautiful Trojan young man, was aducted by Zeus to serve as his personal cupbearer and lover on mount Olympus among the other gods.
Artemis and Aphrodite clashed with each other many times due to Artemis not believing in love and Aphrodite's belief in love.
At the time she was beheaded, Medusa was namely pregnant by Poseidon, god of the sea. Two drops of her blood fell into the sea, from which the giant Chrysaor and the winged horse Pegasus sprang.