Who was the Greek god of sexiness?

Aphrodite is likely one of the most well-known goddesses in Western culture. She's the Greek goddess of beauty and love — and yes, sex. There are two stories of Aphrodite's origin.
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Which Greek god was handsome?

Apollo's Appearance

Apollo was considered to be the most handsome of all the gods. He was always depicted as having long, golden hair – the same color as the sun. He was tall and had plenty of muscles.
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Who is the most beautiful god in Greek?

Regardless of her birth into existence, Aphrodite was born the goddess of love and was known for being the most beautiful Greek goddess.
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Who did Zeus seduce?

According to many versions of the story, Zeus took the form of a swan and raped Leda on the same night she slept with her husband King Tyndareus.
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Who was raped by Zeus?

Leda, raped by Zeus in the form of a swan.
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Did Zeus sleep with a cow?

In the version of the myth told in Prometheus Bound she initially rejected Zeus' advances, until her father threw her out of his house on the advice of oracles. According to some stories, Zeus then turned Io into a heifer (a cow) in order to hide her from his wife; others maintain that Hera herself transformed Io.
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Who is the coolest Greek god?

Zeus was worshiped far and wide across the Greek world, including at festivals such as the Olympic Games. His legacy as the greatest of gods also meant that he became the favored deity of great leaders in the ancient world.
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Who is the male god of beauty?

In modern times, the term “Adonis” can be used to refer to a man who is desirable and attractive. The word has deep roots in ancient Greek mythology because Adonis is the god of beauty and attraction – a male counterpart for Aphrodite.
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Did Hades cheat on Persephone?

Hades did not make any of his extramarital affairs a secret. Typically, his affairs would not bother Persephone, but when Minthe arrogantly bragged that she was more beautiful than Persephone and that she would win Hades back, Persephone took revenge. Persephone turned Minthe into what we know today as the mint plant.
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Who is the god of romance?

Eros was the Greek God of love and fertility. The Romans later called him Cupid. Eros has a long history, dating from Ancient Greece. God Eros was one of the most important gods in Ancient Greece, one of the three deities who created the world according to Hesiod's Theogony, which describes the origin of the gods.
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Who killed Aphrodite?

After the death of Patroklos, and the return of Akhilleus to the war, Zeus allowed the gods to return to the battlefield in support of their favourites. The divine factions then broke into open conflict in which Ares and Aphrodite are felled by Athene. Homer, Iliad 20. 38 ff (trans.
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What is the most unknown god?

The Unknown God or Agnostos Theos (Ancient Greek: Ἄγνωστος Θεός) is a theory by Eduard Norden first published in 1913 that proposes, based on the Christian Apostle Paul's Areopagus speech in Acts 17:23, that in addition to the twelve main gods and the innumerable lesser deities, ancient Greeks worshipped a deity they ...
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Who can beat Zeus?

9 Vegeta Beats Zeus Because Of Super Saiyan Blue

Vegeta's strength and durability are nearly at the level of the gods, and his ki blasts are sure to overpower Zeus and his lightning. In the Tournament of Power, Vegeta defeats Toppo when he is utilizing the powers of a god of destruction.
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Does Zeus cheat on wife?

Unfortunately, Zeus constantly cheats on Hera and he has done it over a hundred times, but in the end Hera always forgives him. But that does not make her angry and mad. This anger then goes to his sons and daughters as she takes her anger out on the children he has with the other mortals and deities.
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Who is Zeus true love?

Zeus fell in love with Io and seduced her. To try to keep Hera from noticing he covered the world with a thick blanket of clouds. This backfired, arousing Hera's suspicions. She came down from Mount Olympus and begain dispersing the clouds.
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Why did Zeus marry his own sister?

Why is Zeus married to his sister? To hide her shame, Hera agreed to marry him. It was a violent marriage at best. Though Zeus had pursued his sister and sought to possess her by marriage, he never gave up his lusty ways.
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Who is the Chillest Greek god?

In Greek mythology, Pasithea (Ancient Greek: Πασιθέα means "relaxation"), or Pasithee, was one of the Charites (Graces), and the personification of relaxation, meditation, hallucinations and all other altered states of consciousness.
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Who is god of money?

Plutus, in Greek religion, god of abundance or wealth, a personification of ploutos (Greek: “riches”). According to Hesiod, Plutus was born in Crete, the son of the goddess of fruitfulness, Demeter, and the Cretan Iasion.
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Why is Athena a virgin?

Althought Athena is a virgin goddess, she mothered the god Erichthonios by Hephaestus. According to myth, she went to Hephaestus wanting some weapons forged. When Hephaestus tried to rape her, she protected her virginity and he ejaculated on her leg. She wiped it off with a piece of wool, throwing it onto the ground.
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Who slept with Aphrodite?

Ares and Aphrodite conceived as many as eight children: Deimos, Phobos, Harmonia, Adrestia and the four Erotes (Eros, Anteros, Pothos and Himeros). She also had an affair with the mortal Anchises, a Trojan.
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Who killed Ares?

Before his last breath, Ares released a loud death cry, which caused blood to burst from his chest, and a powerful explosion was released. However, Kratos, having killed Ares, the one who made him kill his family, asked Athena to remove the nightmares of his past.
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Who is the Japanese god of love?

Shintō, the indigenous Japanese religion, recognizes many (read: thousands) of kami (gods, or divine beings).
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