the mighty aphrodite The Mighty Aphrodite” Essential Questions: 1. How does love sometimes cause trouble? 2. Do physically attractive people get away with things that others couldn’t get away with? Discussion Questions: 3. How was Aphrodite born? 4. Is Aphrodite a good personification of love? Explain your answer. 5. Should Aphrodite be allowed to stay on Mount Olympus? Explain your answer. 6. Rather than having strength herself, Aphrodite can control others. Does this make her more or less powerful? Explain your answer. 7. Why does Zeus pair Aphrodite with Hephaestus? Do Hephaestus and Aphrodite make a good pair? Explain your answer. 8. Do Ares and Aphrodite make a good pair? Explain your answer. 9. Why is Artemis kidnapped by giants? How does Aphrodite help to bring her home?