what is an accomplishment made by Aphrodite?

Answer 1

Aphrodite, in Greek mythology, the goddess of love and beauty and the counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus. In Homeric legend she is said to be the daughter of Zeus and Dione, one of Zeus's consorts, but in the Theogony of Hesiod she is described as having sprung from the foam of the sea, and etymologically her name may mean “foam-risen.” According to Homer, Aphrodite is the wife of Hephaestus, the lame and ugly god of fire. Her lovers include Ares, god of war, who in later mythology was represented as her husband. She was the rival of Persephone, queen of the underworld, for the love of the beautiful Greek youth Adonis.

Perhaps the most famous legend about Aphrodite concerns the cause of the Trojan War. Eris, the personification of discord—the only goddess not invited to the wedding of King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis—resentfully tossed into the banquet hall a golden apple on which were inscribed the words “for the fairest.” When Zeus refused to judge between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, the three goddesses who claimed the apple, they asked Paris, prince of Troy, to make the award. Each goddess offered Paris a bribe: Hera, that he would be a powerful ruler; Athena, that he would achieve great military fame; and Aphrodite, that he should have the fairest woman in the world. Paris declared Aphrodite the fairest and chose as his prize Helen of Troy, the wife of the Greek king Menelaus. Paris's abduction of Helen led to the Trojan War.

Probably of Near Eastern origin, Aphrodite was identified in early Greek religious belief with the Phoenician goddess Astarte and was known under a variety of cult titles, including Aphrodite Urania, queen of the heavens, and Aphrodite Pandemos, goddess of the whole people.

Answer 2

Here are two nice myths about the goddess Aphrodite:

1. Hippomenes and Atalanta.
Atalanta was an Arcadian princess and the fastest runner alive. She did not want to marry any man, and so her father insisted that all her suitors must race with her on the course. Those who lost would (as they all did) were put to death and their heads hung along the race-course as a warning.
But the hunter Hippomenes, truly fell in love with her, and so prayed to the goddess Aphrodite for help. She appeared to him in a vision and gave him three golden apples, telling him to throw them down before the girl in the race.
He did so, and stooping to pick them up, Atalanta was slowed down, and Hippomenes won the race and her hand in marriage.

2. Pygmalion & the Statue
Pygmalion was a prince of Cyprus who crafted a beautiful statue made of ivory. The image was so lovely, that he fell in love with it, and prayed to the goddess Aphrodite for help. She was sympathetic and touched the ivory with her divine hand, making it flesh and blood. Pygmalion and his new bride lived happily ever after.

Those are just my summaries. You can find the original versions of these stories on this page:
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/AphroditeFavour.html

Answer 3

Aphrodite, goddess of love.
She caused the Trogans to lose e'en though she wanted them to win through her selfish desire for the golden apple.

Answer 4

Well, she was so good at seduction, they named a rather mythical potion after her--Aphrodisiac

Answer 5

she protected odyssius.