The Relationship Between Greek Mythology And The Cults Of Aphrodite

INTRODUCTION
In the story of the Golden Apple, Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena were competing about who was the most beautiful. They chose a Paris Prince to decide which was the most desirable, and in return, the winner would receive a golden apple. These golden apples were very valuable. These apples would grant “ Immortality and anyone who ate them would never again experience hunger, thirst, suffering, or illness.” (ALimentarium, The Apple of Discord and Beauty) However, the goddess promised gifts in return for the apple. As Aphrodite was picked as the most beautiful, and received the apple, her promised gift was the queen of Troy. Giving the queen of Troy to the prince of Paris started the Trojan War. (Alimentarium)
This Greek Story is important for people to understand how deceiving Aphrodite can be. She was deceiving humans as well as gods. This personality trait is not just hers, most of the women in Greek stories possess deceiving, seducing, and curious attributes. What makes Aphrodite special is that she was worshiped in the cults of Aphrodite. In ancient Greece, Aphrodite was incredibly crucible in numerous aspects of life. In this paper, I will be exploring the relationship between Greek Mythology and the cults

However, the Greeks made her out to be very important. Aphrodite, even though has a lot of drama among the gods and likes to toy with humans, is still one of the most influential goddesses in their civilization. Most of her followers were women and prostitutes, as she stood for fertility and sexuality. Aphrodite was a symbol for women in various Greek cities. She was known to bridge the way between virginity and women hood after marriage. She is seen to have a ladder in a lot of her iconology. This ladder symbolizes a girl's passage into becoming a woman. Some researchers, however, believe this ladder had a deeper meaning as to show the passageway from their accepted worshiping into the way of the