Aphrodite’s ChildrenĪphrodite was the Greek goddess of beauty, passion, and love. Aeneas was a hero of the Trojan War who went on to become the founding father of Rome.
Aphrodite was often shown as particularly devoted to her son, who unlike the majority of personifications had a distinct personality and eventually stories centered around him as a character. Aphrodite was often shown surrounded by one group of her sons, the Erotes, who represented various forms of love.Īrguably her most famous son was Eros, the god of love.
These sons were daimones, minor gods, who were closely associated with the powers of their parents. Most of her children were born from her legendary love affair with the god of war, Ares. Like many of the Greek gods, Aphrodite had a large family of her own.
