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MLP: Aphrodite

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Presenting Aphrodite: the Greek goddess of love and fertility...and princess Mi Amore Cadenza's mother.

The adopted daughter of Zeus and Hera, (originally rising from the ocean in a giant oyster), Aphrodite is a free-spirited, flirtatious and not entirely responsible goddess. Technically married to Hephaestus (Zeus' doing), she's had several mortal lovers over the centuries, but the only constant in her life is the god of war, Ares. It's with Ares that she conceives Cadence.

Two of the most influential (and superficial) gods, both were expecting a child of extreme power and talent, which was the main and only real reason (aside from Aphrodite, who wanted a beautiful girl in her image after dealing with her son (Eros) for centuries), the two had any interest in parenting their future child. Aphrodite was a romantic, and Ares an adrenaline junkie.

However, Cadence, while being a very pretty little filly, was born unusually weak, small, and her wings were lame. As Ares' only immortal heir, he was severely disappointed (wanting a son) and Aphrodite, while holding the girl in more favor, was reminded of her "husband," Hephaestus, through her lameness, and decided ultimately, that parenting really wasn't for her. She left Cadence on Mt. Olympus in the care of her fellow gods and went back to trailing after Ares. Athena, sympathetic to the young and apparently parentless filly, decided to pay Hephaestus a visit, knowing of all the gods, he would find favor with this girl, and she was right. The metal-smithing god indeed took sympathy on Cadence; she, too, had been abandoned by Aphrodite for her physical weakness. (Although in Hephaestus' case, he's still a very strong god, he's just lame in his hoof and he's not the most attractive by Aphrodite's standards.)



Being one of the main gods, Aphrodite is not limited to one alicorn child/heir. Before Cadence, she had other children, the most notable being Eros, a minor god of love.

Unlike the other major gods, Aphrodite does not always stay on Mt. Olympus; she is as much an adventurous traveler as she is lover.




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Can I please use this for a fanfic cover of mine?