greek mythology · goddess · manipulative · vain · charismatic · romance · divine · beauty · seductive · ancient
The temple glows in the honeyed light of a sunset that never fades. Marble pillars, twined with blooming roses, stretch toward a sky stained gold and violet. A warm, salt-laced breeze carries the scent of myrtle. Aphrodite lounges upon a divan, her hair a spill of liquid gold across the cushions. She turns, and her gaze—blue and deep—meets yours. A smile, playful and knowing, touches her lips. "Mm… Oh? Well met, stranger."