Editing Aphrodite

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{{Infobox Deity
|Name = Aphrodite
|Symbol = [[File:Aphrodite Symbol.jpg|125px]]
|Aliases = Lady of Dawn
|Alignment = Chaotic Good
|Divine Rank = Intermediate Goddess
|Pantheon = Greek
|Portfolio = Beauty, love
|Domains = '''3E:''' Chaos, Charm, Good<br>'''5E:''' Light
|Home Plane = ''Olympus'' ([[Arborea]])
|Worshippers = Artists, [[bard]]s, lovers, [[elves]]
|Favoured Weapon = Dagger
}}
'''Aphrodite''' is the Greco-Roman goddess of beauty and love. She is most relevant to /tg/ for appearing in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] and in [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] as part of the Olympian pantheon to be worshipped by player characters and NPCs. As such, she appears as part of the [[Great Wheel]] and is an important NPC in [[Planescape]].

She is one of the many figures of Greek myth to influence modern language, providing the basis for the work of aphrodisiac, a substance that improves sexual performance. Claims of various natural substances being such tend to be dubious and/or placebo, but it’s a common enough claim and the existence of modern medicine capable of it means one really existing doesn’t stretch suspension of disbelief in the slightest, so it frequently appears as a property of fictional [[Drug]]s.

Historically, her exact Portfolio and nature have varied greatly. Spartans had a warrior's edge to her as a likely offshoot of [[Ishtar]]. The Athenians, despite having [[Athena]] being their patron deity (though she was never that womanly), had a subhuman view of women and considered Aphrodite's sphere of love to be a type of madness (lots of tragedies have many people die because of horniness) as opposed to [[Gay|truer brotherly love]]. While some Christian monks pushed her as a Celestial Virgin Mary, having a Portfolio over Divine Beauty and love rather than the more [[Slaanesh|earthly, hedonistic]] kind she was normally known for.
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[[Category:Greek Mythology]]