tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post6879955709793968744..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: Oh, Aphrodite!Amalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-47588547226500740512021-06-28T22:38:53.209-04:002021-06-28T22:38:53.209-04:00i am now replying to this message 11 years later. ...i am now replying to this message 11 years later. Congrats! You somehow, against all odds, managed to see this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014001313125507622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-66461770552504161952021-01-24T14:54:10.593-05:002021-01-24T14:54:10.593-05:00I envision her as a pale skined woman, with a volu...I envision her as a pale skined woman, with a voluminous body type, long wavy light brown hair with blond spectrums and light brown eyes (honey like).Laura Velascohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968972821943227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-3661655234882220862020-04-25T01:04:44.490-04:002020-04-25T01:04:44.490-04:00Depending on her viewer I'd think. I totally a...Depending on her viewer I'd think. I totally agree that Aphrodite as an Olympian goddess has the power to not only merely glimpse you and know what you like in a woman, and "be" that but that but she can do this before thousands of people at once. Who Aphrodite was (is) and what she looked like viewed and expressed by women sculpts a somewhat different woman than the one precieved Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373867875426725152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-50445593107263979422016-02-15T22:28:59.166-05:002016-02-15T22:28:59.166-05:00Aphrodite in fact has long, black, curly hair. I k...Aphrodite in fact has long, black, curly hair. I know because She has returned to our world and is in touch with me. Contact me if you wish to speak with Her!Saphira Kallipygoshttps://www.facebook.com/nanabucitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-34802393788993527652014-09-15T23:35:01.567-04:002014-09-15T23:35:01.567-04:00Actually, Aphrodite puts stringed leaves in her ha...Actually, Aphrodite puts stringed leaves in her hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-28838227827390506562010-04-30T23:43:53.229-04:002010-04-30T23:43:53.229-04:00Ha! you're right. I forgot Aeneas :PHa! you're right. I forgot Aeneas :PAmalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-90100070938669936592010-04-30T23:42:47.979-04:002010-04-30T23:42:47.979-04:00What about Aeneas? You can't forget Aeneas!What about Aeneas? You can't forget Aeneas!Just Another Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589166715361819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-10994237281818284882010-04-28T11:19:31.282-04:002010-04-28T11:19:31.282-04:00Sarah: that is so different. I wonder where it doe...Sarah: that is so different. I wonder where it does come from!<br /><br />KM: I think it's because so many of the Greeks are heroes descended from the gods in the Iliad, while the Trojans are not. But, that's just a guess and I could be making things up :) I totally understand where you're coming from about Aphrodite being culturally neutral-- but if she's appearing to a people, IAmalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-24596822833313104392010-04-28T09:09:46.887-04:002010-04-28T09:09:46.887-04:00I've always thought of Aphrodite as having dar...I've always thought of Aphrodite as having dark hair -- dark brown or black. I'm not sure where I got that image from. Wasn't the Aphrodite in Xena, Warrior Princess a blond? Nonetheless, I picture her as dark-haired.Guineverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058786129073896210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-91506756230896653102010-04-27T23:59:17.190-04:002010-04-27T23:59:17.190-04:00I can't remember reading a physical descriptio...I can't remember reading a physical description of her in THE ILIAD or THE AENEID. I've always thought of her as a blond, though. A lot of the Greeks in THE ILIAD have blond hair. I had to do that research, too, for my book. For example, it's outright stated that Achilles was blond. The Trojans, on the other hand, tended to have dark hair. Weird that. I guess the Trojans looked more Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851403823244758904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-37194325847713771272010-04-27T22:46:36.360-04:002010-04-27T22:46:36.360-04:00I didn't even realize! Although I used Zeus an...I didn't even realize! Although I used Zeus and Poseidon's names, rather than Jupiter and Neptune. <br /><br />Yeah, like I said--my idea of Mars(/Ares) is totally not the classical depiction. I don't know where it comes from, completely!Just Another Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589166715361819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-76870977257840081742010-04-27T22:10:34.103-04:002010-04-27T22:10:34.103-04:00Sarah: I find it very interesting that you went wi...Sarah: I find it very interesting that you went with the Latin names for the gods and goddesses as you discussed your impressions! But also, I totally do not see Ares that way AT ALL! haha. It just goes to show how differently we interpret! I think you're right about connecting ourselves to gods and goddesses--we have to have that element in order to make them something we can understand.<br Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-22082317824013071802010-04-27T21:27:27.013-04:002010-04-27T21:27:27.013-04:00Despite my love for Botticelli's painting, I p...Despite my love for Botticelli's painting, I picture her with auburn hair. If you were to change color I think it would require too much attention being paid to the hair. Consider selecting a color but using a non-specific term to describe it, so readers can visualize her in their own way. Instead of brunette say dark-haired, instead of auburn say russet, instead of blonde say fair, that sortVR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-48519494511402478082010-04-27T21:17:48.910-04:002010-04-27T21:17:48.910-04:00Honestly, I'd go with whatever description was...Honestly, I'd go with whatever description was placed in front of me. Like Simon said, I guess she's different for different people. I think perhaps I'd have more difficulty if her personality wasn't what I had in mind though.<br /><br />She's Aphrodite, she can rock any look you choose ;~)<br /><br />(Although, I confess, I see her with the red hair too. This is partly Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-63313962294692112032010-04-27T19:09:19.975-04:002010-04-27T19:09:19.975-04:00I think I told you already, I picture her with bro...I think I told you already, I picture her with brown hair. To be accurate, brown hair about the color of mine. Maybe a little bit more highlighted in gold. But not blond.<br /><br />I think that we often picture the gods/goddesses in relationship to how we identify their traits. Venus: Beautiful. Someone up above wrote sensual. Perhaps someone we want to identify with, in at least some ways? She Just Another Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589166715361819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-5693070925721940122010-04-27T16:55:33.891-04:002010-04-27T16:55:33.891-04:00Maggie: That's really fascinating! And it make...Maggie: That's really fascinating! And it makes a lot of sense. As the ideals of beauty change, Aphrodite ought to adapt! Thanks for sharing that!<br /><br />Shannon: Thanks! <br /><br />Valerie: I know. I don't think she doesn't change appearance over time-- but I was stumped for a moment as to how I wanted her to appear in Helen's time. You're absolutely right though, that Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-60720130594136546862010-04-27T16:32:50.444-04:002010-04-27T16:32:50.444-04:00I stand by my previous assertion, which echoes Sim...I stand by my previous assertion, which echoes Simon's. Don't stick with one color! Maybe start her as auburn and change it to blond later, much as the artwork changed.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148970927473800732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-38355874194958019442010-04-27T16:21:09.738-04:002010-04-27T16:21:09.738-04:00Hmmm...I've always pictured her as a strawberr...Hmmm...I've always pictured her as a strawberry blonde. Interesting post! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-41572254892737820792010-04-27T13:33:17.681-04:002010-04-27T13:33:17.681-04:00Hmmm. See, the way I picture her in modern times (...Hmmm. See, the way I picture her in modern times (like in Percy Jackson or other Greek-Gods-in-the-21st-century novels) is with blonde hair, but if I think of her in terms of the Ancient Greeks, I think dark hair. I just realized how weird that was that I had two different images of the same goddess! :DMaggie Desmond-O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007811452527769309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-43473278133580602982010-04-27T11:15:04.734-04:002010-04-27T11:15:04.734-04:00A totally valid point, Simon, and one I've con...A totally valid point, Simon, and one I've considered. The Olympians are well known for appearing in different forms, taking on the appearance of people known to the person they're addressing, or as strangers, so there's absolutely a shape-shifting element that can be employed with someone like Aphrodite. It's possible that as the human ideal of beauty changed, Aphrodite appeared Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-4567427118201474172010-04-27T11:08:06.858-04:002010-04-27T11:08:06.858-04:00See, why would Aphrodite have to have only one col...See, why would Aphrodite have to have only one color of hair? She's a goddess, right. I mean, not that it's in the myth or anything, but if she's the embodiment of love, why couldn't she appear to different people as they would expect the personification of love and desire to appear? This'd give you flexibility in your fiction, no?<br /><br />So for me, she'd either have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-54814328653946201792010-04-27T10:47:07.868-04:002010-04-27T10:47:07.868-04:00Gary, I kind of think it wasn't, and that'...Gary, I kind of think it wasn't, and that's why children of divine parentage were named as blond so far back. An outward sign of their immortal blood, perhaps. It would make them that much more special if it weren't common--and I don't think there's anything common about Achilles. That said, I have done almost zero research into this and I'm just going by what makes sense Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-28685371094711036522010-04-27T09:57:15.241-04:002010-04-27T09:57:15.241-04:00Very interesting point, Amalia!
Achilles was also...Very interesting point, Amalia!<br /><br />Achilles was also described as having blond hair, as was Alcibiades centuries later. I suspect blond was more common in Greece back then than it is today. <br /><br />Botticelli's Birth of Venus is the most powerful painting I've ever seen in real life. It totally blew me away. Pictures don't begin to do it justice.Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-39981370140253630892010-04-27T09:42:16.422-04:002010-04-27T09:42:16.422-04:00Kelly, that's kind of how I feel too. I usuall...Kelly, that's kind of how I feel too. I usually try to find a happy medium place somewhere in the middle that acknowledges both somehow with stuff like this. If I don't use something particular to the history/mythology I usually at least reference it for the people who know it SHOULD be there.<br /><br />Monica: That's AWESOME! A very vivid image, too. That's really fascinating!<Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-25280645775216474362010-04-27T09:32:28.782-04:002010-04-27T09:32:28.782-04:00I think of her as a redhead - but that might just ...I think of her as a redhead - but that might just be me.faithlessonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125027436810125034noreply@blogger.com