Which, knowing the Greeks, sounds about right. So Aphrodite might just like Ares because he has a big “spear” making the whole myth of why they fell in love a sexual inuendo. There’s also the Ancient Greek ideal that a small “spear” was a sign of intellect, while a large “spear” was a sign of brutish barbarism. There’s also the fact that Ares is the father of Eros, so this could Primordial Eros, a being older than Gaea. But when Ares mocked Eros, he fell in love.
A few things, this myth mirrors the myth of Apollo and Daphne, except when Apollo mocked the size of Eros’ weapon, Eros cursed him. Eros agreed the spear was too heavy for him, and handed it back, and when Ares and Aphrodite both touched the spear, they fell in love. The only version I found had Ares taunting Eros’ small bow compared to the size and weight of Ares’ spear. The Romance of Aphrodite and AresĪside from one snippet that states that Eros caused Aphrodite and Ares to fall in love, there seems to be little mythical explanation for how the pair came together. So, I wanna talk about the relationship between these three gods, give a chronology of events, and set the record straight. But weirdly enough, there’s also some straight up unfounded versions of the story floating around that need to be debunked. We’ve all heard some version of the love triangle between Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Ares. Mythical Marvels: The Love Triangle of Olympus
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