Monday, July 6, 2015

Why did people worship The Goddess of Love/Beauty known as Aphrodite and or Venus?

In Greek and Roman religions, there were many gods and goddesses who had power over various facets of human existence, rather than one all-powerful god as in most present day religions. The people had to pray and make sacrifices to each one, for favors in the areas that that god/goddess controlled. When people sought to have someone fall in love with them, they paid homage to Aphrodite (Greek) or Venus (Roman).

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