# Aphrodite — The Iliad character guide

> Aphrodite in The Iliad by Homer.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Venus, golden Venus, laughing Venus

**First appearance:** 0001-the-iliad

## Who they are

Goddess of love, who protects Paris and Aeneas.

## Links

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