Aphrodite was the Goddess of love, beauty, fertility and eternal youth. She was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. She was married to Hephaestus, the God of fire and forger of Gods, but she was, also, known to be unfaithful to him. Aphrodite plays a major role throughout Homer’s Iliad. According to the myths, Prince Paris, son of king Priam of Troy, was chosen by Zeus to determine which of the three Goddesses was the most beautiful: Hera, Athena or Aphrodite. He chose Aphrodite and accepted her bribe to help him win the most beautiful woman (Helen of Troy), resulting the beginning of the Trojan War. Aphrodite’s major symbols include roses, myrtles, sparrows, doves and swans.