# Aphrodite — Nicomachean Ethics character guide

> Aphrodite in Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-book-i

## Who they are

Goddess of love, mentioned in discussions of desire.

## Relationships

### [Homer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/characters/homer)

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Homer includes Aphrodite as a goddess character in the Iliad.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI: Incontinence in Anger vs. Appetite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/chapters/vi)

Referenced in the poetic quote about craft-weaving.

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