Mythology

In Homer’s song about the affair between Ares and Aphrodite, does the fact of divine adultery threaten the stability of the Olympian family or social structure

Why or why not??

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Aphrodite really got around, She was kind of the goddess of sexual liaisons with various gods. Although she was paired with half of the Olympians by poets through centuries, only the story of her marriage to Hephaistos and adulterous affair with the god Ares is elaborated upon in any detail. The rest were mostly genealogical pairings. In classical art and literature she was almost always paired with Ares. So, really the Olympian family was based on trusts between the Gods and humans as well. Adultery, both heterosexual and homosexual, were the norm.

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