Aphrodite's vengeance
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Aphrodite's vengeance is the divine retribution of the Greek goddess of love, whose wrath drives tragic passions and destructive fates in mythological figures such as Phaedra.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
divine retribution
ⓘ
mythological concept ⓘ theme in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Hippolytus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medea NERFINISHED ⓘ Myrrha NERFINISHED ⓘ Narcissus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasiphae NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaedra NERFINISHED ⓘ Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ the daughters of Proetus NERFINISHED ⓘ the family of Tantalus ⓘ the women of Lemnos ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Hippolytus's death
ⓘ
Myrrha's desire for her father ⓘ Pasiphae's desire for the bull ⓘ Phaedra's passion for Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ the curse on the women of Lemnos ⓘ the quarrel among the goddesses at the Judgement of Paris ⓘ |
| describedAs | divine retribution of the Greek goddess of love ⓘ |
| expressedThrough |
adultery
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compulsive desire ⓘ destructive jealousy ⓘ erotic obsession ⓘ forbidden desire ⓘ incestuous love ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| hasDomain | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
epic poetry
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later mythographic compilations ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
hubris
ⓘ
impiety ⓘ rejection of sexuality ⓘ violation of sacred oaths of love ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
neglect of worship
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offense against Aphrodite ⓘ rejection of love ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
explanation for destructive erotic desire
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moral warning against scorning love ⓘ punishment mechanism in Greek myth ⓘ |
| personifiedBy | Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
death of loved ones
ⓘ
destructive fates ⓘ madness of love ⓘ suicide ⓘ tragic passions ⓘ |
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