There's the story of how Venus and Mars were trapped under a net by Vulcan, her husband, while having sex. He invited all the Olympians to see them. Another is that all the Olympians were invited to a wedding. Eris wasn't though. She rolled in an Apple saying 'To the fairest.' All the goddess thought it should go to them. The list was narrowed the Juno, Minerva, and Venus. Paris, a man from Troy, was the judge. Each bribed him so they could be picked. He went with Venus because she promised him the most beautiful woman on earth, Helen, a married girl. Her husband and brother-in-law raised an army to bring her back thus starting the Trojan War. The story of her birth is somewhat different than the other gods and goddesses. Cronus murdered his father and through his genitals into the ocean. A young, beautiful woman rose from the foam in the sea. Wherever she stepped, flowers bloomed and grass grew. She was assigned to marry Vulcan. She was too proud for everyone else (including Jupiter), so Jupiter handed the ugly, fire god, Vulcan, to her. (That's one theory.)
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