goddess-tradition
Aphrodite's Marriage: Why the Goddess Chose the Builder and Loved the Warrior
The goddess of desire married the god of craft. She did not marry the god of war, though she loved him. She did not marry the king of the gods, though he had the power to assign her. In the theological architecture of Greek mythology, Aphrodite's marriage to Hephaestus — the lame smith, the forge-ma