Aphrodite

The beautiful Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love, was created from a mixture of sea foam and the blood of Uranus. As befits her position, she has been an enthusiastic companion of the male gods. She is also married to Hephaestus, but this has not stopped her from consorting with Ares, Poseidon, Dionysus, and others. Aphrodite can charm any male, either god or mortal, and can generate any strong emotion (such as love, hate, anger, sorrow, etc.) in any intelligent being. Although she can assume any form (all of them beautiful), in her true form she is a woman of astonishing beauty.

Aphrodite is extremely vain. There is a chance she will overhear any unfavorable comparison of her beauty. In such cases, she will avenge herself by making the transgressor fall in love with a statue, turning him into a shell, or having bees sting his eyes. Omens from Aphrodite are often associated with the sea.

In Latium and the eastern Obsidian Mountains, Aphrodite is worshiped under the name Venus.

Note: Aphrodite originally appeared in this form in Legends & Lore for the AD&D game from TSR. Her use here is for the purposes of providing context for the campaign only.