Interesting story on Aphrodite

Well, Aphrodite was born when Uranus threw Cronus' genitals into the ocean which is quite interesting in itself. I'm not even joking.

When she ran to help her lover, Adonis, whom had been attacked by a wild boar, she pricked herself on a thorn and her blood turned roses red.

Aphrodite caused the Trojan War. All the Gods were invited to a wedding except Eris, the Goddess of discord. To cause trouble among the other gods, she planted a golden Apple which had "for the fairest" written on it. Hera, Athena and Aphrodite fought over it and to decide who would win, they asked a mortal, Paris to judge who the fairest was. Each tried to bribe him, Hera with land, Athena with success in battle and Aphrodite with the love of the most beautiful mortal woman in the world, Helen. Paris favoured Aphrodite but Helen was already married to Menelaus and this caused war between Sparta and Troy, with Athena and Hera on the side of Sparta.

Hope this helps.