Aphrodite

Aphrodite's main Greek cult centres were Cythera, Cyprus, Corinth and Athens, where the Aphrodisia festival was held each year. The Iliad makes her the daughter of Zeus and Dione, while Hesiod has her born from sea foam.

She was married to the smith-god Hephaestus but took Ares as a lover, and was one of the three goddesses whose rivalry led to the Trojan War. The Romans knew her as Venus.