Aphrodite is most commonly known as the goddess of love, beauty, and sex but did you know she’s also associated with war and the sea? She was born of sea foam and sailors often prayed to her for safe travels. In Sparta and Taras, she was shown in full armor and given the epithet “warlike.” Aphrodite can be depicted in many ways as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but she is commonly nude with her hair down. Her most notable myth is the Judgement of Paris where she persuaded the mortal Paris to award her a golden apple over Hera and Athena. This event marked the beginning of the Trojan war.
This cache is second placed in a series about the Greek gods and goddesses!
There are two ways to access the trail - the easiest is starting from Penobscot street and following the trail to the train tracks and then taking the most traveled path. The second is to enter from Colburn drive and take the Peters Field trail.