BIO205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mighty Aphrodite, Overworld, Virginity
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Pygmalion sculpted his own ideal woman because he lived among scandalous women. The most famous war in mythology was caused by love (trojan war) War between paris and menelaus over the affair between paris and helen. Aphrodite supporting paris, while athena is supporting menelaus. Fertility evident in the cycle of the seasons. Story of venus and adonis; adonis sent to the underworld for half of the year and the overworld for the other half to be with venus. We have courtesans for pleasure, prostitutes for the daily care of the body, but wives to bear us legitimate children and to be trusted guardians of our households. demosthernes, greek orator (384-322 b. c. ) Aphrodite wears a garment that represents the power of eros, a method of attraction. Hephaestus catches aphrodite and ares in an affair.
