Nicomachean Ethics · Character

Aphrodite

Goddess of love, mentioned in discussions of desire.

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First appearance: book i

Aphrodite's tie to Homer is one of the pressures that moves Nicomachean Ethics—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Referenced in the poetic quote about craft-weaving.

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With Homer (professional): Homer includes Aphrodite as a goddess character in the Iliad. In Chapter VI: Incontinence in Anger vs.

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Homer includes Aphrodite as a goddess character in the Iliad. How this plays out →

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