Everybody knows Aphrodite, and for some reason, everyone knows her as this positive symbol of femininity, beauty and love. I mean... by all means... Aphrodite was beautiful, but no being would do half the things Aphrodite did, and it never made sense to me that people worship her. As far as goddesses in Greek Mythology go... Aphrodite takes the cake of Queen Toxic. Even Hera had more reason for her evil deeds, and Athena at least made up for her outbursts of random atrocities with tremendously good deeds. Aphrodite meanwhile really was about that toxic life, and it's fitting that the two things she is mot know for are toxic relationships: Her relationship with Ares, and her relationship with Adonis - both are absolute trainwrecks and one is a full on tragedy. So allow me to speak the truth about Aphrodite, a goddess, who, on many occasions, out of pure pettiness, ruined the lives of many innocents, making her truly deserving of the following title:
Episode 6 Of Keeping Up With The Greek Gods - Queen Petty: Aphrodite
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Notes:
Greek mythology is ancient - literally thousands of years old, so the material I am working with here has undergone many, many iterations. Every time I create one of these videos, I piece together the puzzle that is each god's and goddesses' tale. Aphrodite is no exception, and particularly her love story with Adonis has many iterations - so many iterations that I could do a separate video just on her and Adonis. Also, since the Romans highly worshipped Aphrodite as Venus, there is a lot of overlap between the Greek and the Roman myths, making it even harder to tell a concise story with an entertaining storyline, because at the end of the day, that's my goal: Turn this into an engaging and entertaining Greek Mythology tale, so for the sake of this video - and all my videos - I try to streamline all of these tales and versions as much as possible and leave out some details that might make the videos less fun.
So... is this accurate and well researched? Absolutely. Is this the only interpretation or way of telling you about the goddess of lust, love and beauty, Aphrodite? No, this is just my way to tell the story.
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Sources:
A lot of people ask me about my sources, and… to be honest, they are a mixed bag. One major source is my lifelong interest in storytelling and mythology. Another is the beautiful endless library that is the internet, and, third, I read the occasional book from time to time, which I’m happy to recommend to you, but also… I’m planning to write my own book on mythology, so, in due time it will be…:
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- Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (by Beethoven)
- Asher Fulero - Nocturne
- Asher Fulero - Surrender
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- Cooper Cannell - Drunken Sailor
- Cooper Cannell - When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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- Esther Abrami - No.7 Alone With My Thoughts
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- Tchaikovsky - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies (by Tchaikovsky)