Who was the more interesting Greek goddess, Aphrodite, Athena, or Artemis?

Question

Personally, I think I think Aphrodite is more interesting because she's very beautiful an dhas numerous flings.

Answer 1

That would depend on what aspects of each goddess you are looking at. Interesting in terms of what? Each god had their own story, their own powers and represented their own aspect of human life.

Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Fertility and protectress of sailors. She presided over reproduction which made her essential to the survival of mortals. She was the one that brought Helen of Sparta to the Trojan prince Paris. Helen of Sparta would later become Helen of Troy.

Athena, Goddess of War, Crafts, and the Domestic Arts and the patron goddess of the city of Athens. Zeus was once married to Metis, a daughter of Ocean who was revered for her wisdom. He was warned that a son born of Metis would usurp his thrown. As cause of this, he swallowed Metis whole. Soon he was plagued with a headache and asked for help from the craftsman god Hephaestus who cut his head open and out came Athena fully armed.

Artemis, Goddess of the Moon, virgin goddess of the hunt. She aided women in childbirth and also shot down life with her arrows. Her and her brother Apollo were the children of Zeus and Leto. Once the Queen of Thebes, Niobe, boasted that she was better than Leto for all the children she had while Leto only had two. Artemis and Apollo avenged the insult to their mother by killing off most of Niobe's children. The grief-stricken Niobe turned into stone where she continued to weep.

So, really, who's more interesting?

Answer 2

While Aphrodite did have many flings she still was married to Heafestus the smith of the gods. So she was unfaithful. My bet is with Artemis. She was born on an island and as soon as she was born she help her mother deliver her twin brother apollo. That made her the goddess of childbirth. She then became very skilled with the bow and became the goddess of the hunt. She is also the protector of childeren and women. Contrary to popular belief she did not hate men, she did have young men learn in her temples. It is her brother she had a problem with as he tricked her into shooting her fiance Orion during a contest. She never married, and never had sex. Her priestess' were all virgins. She is also my matron goddess.
I am a witch.

Answer 3

I liked Athena because she stood for wisdom. She was strong and powerful, yet at the same time stood for reason. Aphrodite could be petty and child like even if she was beautiful. Artemis could be a little scary, a little intense. Back to Athena she was so sure of herself she even stood up to Poseidon resulting in a city which still is very much part of our world being named after her. Go Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

Athena's wisdom always appealed to me most; Artemis is intriguing, as a maiden goddess (assumed by many scholars to be a lesbian), but revered by hunters of both sexes. Aphrodite seemed silly to me, but she of course plays a huge role in The Iliad.

Answer 5

Yes, that would be an appropriate way to honor them. When I first began studying witchcraft, I would meditate and burn incense and speak to them in my head. However only one at a time. Now that I am a priestess and witch, I am trained and adept at calling the Gods and Goddesses in rituals, however in our tradition we call for their blessings and request their presence. On my own I request their presence when needed and have found them to be more than willing to assist me. I have a close affinity with Hecate, the goddess of death and have asked for her help when I have found an animal dying or when I had to put our dog to sleep. Honestly, the best way is whatever feels right to you. If you have read that they are associated with a certain element, like earth, air, water or fire....you can use that as a tool and an offering when honoring them. Personally I collect water from all over the country and many have different degrees of energy and I also collect graveyard dirt. NO I AM NOT A SATANIST OR DEVIL WORSHIPPER! I honestly like to work with real dirt in ritual, preferably graveyard as it has more energy than using the salt that others use. The Goddesses understand when you are first studying and will not cause you harm as long as your intentions are good. Blessed Be, Jaz

Answer 6

Um, it's a tie between Athena and Artemis, I find those two very interesting. The goddess of desire never really interested me.

Answer 7

Athena-she was the Goddess of wisdom and War. She sprang to life full grown from Zeus's head wearing armor. How cool is that? He had a splitting headache and out she pops. She helped Odysseus in the Odyssey. She had smarts and she could kick butt at the same time. She also had that cute Owl-Archimedes)I think it was called.

Answer 8

Aphrodite.

Answer 9

Athena

Answer 10

Hrm.
Well, out of the choices, I'd have to choose Athene. She was Zeus's daughter and was said to have sprung fully-formed from his head. She was the embodiment of all wisdom, and out-ranked (or out-witted) most of the other gods.

Aphrodite was the goddess of love, or so modern sources say. In actuality, she was the goddess of desire.

Artemis was the virgin huntress, and the only interesting thing she did was to turn a man who pursued her into a deer.