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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~rsz_1cupid_8317_9136~~rsz 1cupid 8317 9136.jpg\|link=Classical Mythology\|frame\|God? Goddess? Doesn't matter, [[The Beatles\|love is all you need.]]]] This character is regarded as a deity of love. Most likely a member of the setting's ruling pantheon, but could be any character (including a mortal) who is regarded by other characters as a goddess of love. Line 6: Male love gods are included in this trope. It is called "Love Goddess" rather than "Love Deity" because the females are much more common. When a '''Love Goddess''' (regardless of gender) is a character, s/he is likely to be in love, be an [[Ethical Slut]], [[Good in Bed]], [[Hot God]], or all of the above. Either way, s/he is also likely to be a [[Love Interest]] of other characters. [[Historical Domain Character~~\|Historical Domain Characters~~]]s like Aphrodite and Freyja count as separate examples when they appear ''as characters'' in separate works of fiction. For example, Hercules and Xena count, since Aphrodite is a character in some episodes, while ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' so far does ''not'' count: Freyja is a part of the northern pantheon, but unlike Thor, she has so far never really been part of the plot. <ref>Aphrodite, on the other hand, has made a cameo appearance, but that's just it: a cameo appearance in which her and her entire pantheon were [[~~Unperson\|unpersoned~~unperson]]ed.</ref> Constrast [[War God]], this trope's polar opposite. Mythology and media in general [[Odd Friendship\|tend to]] [[Opposites Attract\|pair these two]] [[God Couple\|up regardless]]. {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * ''[[Dragonball Z]]'': The Namekian Dragon is also the Namekian God of Love. It is worth noting that Namekians are mono-gendered and reproduce asexually, which probably explains why it's the side-portfolio of a low-ranking high end wish-granter, rather than the central role of a major deity like for most ''human'' religions. * Urd from ''[[Ah! ~~My Goddess (Manga)\|Ah~~ My Goddess]]'' likes to consider herself a Goddess of Love, but Peorth is probably a love goddess in a more [[Hooker ~~With~~with a Heart of Gold\|literal sense]]. * Suzaku from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' is the God of Love. His rival, Seiryuu is the God of War. * [[Meaningful Name\|Venus]], mother of main character Samatarou from ''[[Kamisama Kazoku]]'', is the goddess of love. Line 22 ⟶ 21: == [[Comic Books]] == * Mistress Love is one of the cosmic forces in the [[Marvel Universe]]. * Aphrodite appeared in ''[[The Incredible Hercules]]'', but resigned because she no longer felt she could serve in that role. She was succeeded by the siren [[Agents of Atlas ~~(Comic Book)~~\|Venus.]] ** It should be noted that Venus, who starred in her own comicbook series in the 50s, was supposed to be THE goddess of love; that she was a siren with identity issues all along is a later [[Retcon]]. * Freya is one of the main characters in ''[[Valhalla]]'', and is presented as an [[Ethical Slut]] and one of the saner members of the cast. One album ("Freya's Necklace") focuses on Heimdall, Odin and Freya and how she as Godess of Love embodies both the physical and emotional acts of love ([[Dirty Old Man\|Odin is only interested in her sexually]], while [[Knight in Shining Armor\|Heimdall]] [[Courtly Love\|is only interested her platonically]]). * The Predator Entity of the Emotional Spectrum in the [[DC Universe]] seems to be one, as it is the embodiment of the violet light of love. == [[Fan ~~Fiction~~Works]] == * In a ''Dungeons and Dragons'' [[Fanfic]], even ''orcs'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20131024190807/http://www.reocities.com/Area51/Vault/9974/orcgods.htm have love goddesses.] Kislova: goddess of "light, kindness, mercy, growth, life, love, family" Baalibastus: goddess of "love, beauty, fire, passion, animals, children" *** Waitaminnit... "Kisslover" and "Ballbuster"? ==Film== ~~{{smallcaps\| Film}}:~~ * Ursula Andress played Aphrodite in the 1981 ''[[Clash of the Titans]]''. * Uma Thurman played Venus in ''[[~~The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Film)\|~~The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]''. == Literature == Line 42: ** And the troll pantheon has Chondrodite, who makes trolls fall in love by hitting them with a rock. * ''[[The Redemption of Althalus]]'' has Dweia, who loves all things but especially Althalus. * In ''[[Around the World Inin Eighty Days]]'', Sir Francis Cromarty points out a statue of Kali, and says that she is the Hindu goddess of love and death. "Of death, perhaps," replies Passepartout, "but of love -- that ugly old hag? Never!" * ''[[Till We Have Faces]]'' by [[CSC. ~~Lewis~~S. ~~(Creator)~~Lewis\|CS Lewis]], as a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, includes the primordial Ungit as a love goddess, and the God of the Mountain, as a love god. * ''[[Everworld]]'' gave a cameo to Aphrodite when the group went to Olympus. She basically strutted out, sexfully supported her lover Ares in an argument, and then strutted away, having basically made the male protagonists temporarily forgotten their own names. Meanwhile Eros hovers nearby and makes lewd comments at April. ** There's also Hel, who could be called a sex goddess. In the [[Aliens Made Them Do It\|most horrible]] [[Nightmare Fetishist\|way possible]]. {{spoiler\|Half of her body is the most magically irresistible woman possible, while the other half ''[[I Love the Dead\|is a corpse]]''}}. Line 50: * ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' portrayed Aphrodite as a [[Valley Girl]], played by Alexandra Tydings. ** These shows also feature her son Cupid (portrayed by Karl Urban), and an [[Alternate Universe]] where Ares is the God of Love. * Hathor pops up in a season 1 episode of [[Stargate SG -1]]. * In ''[[Supernatural]]'', angels of love are called "Cupids", who manifest as nude men rather than diapered babies. {{quote\| '''Cupid''': (While hugging Castiel) Love is more than word to me you know. I love love. I love it and if that's wrong I don't wanna be right.}} * ''[[~~Charmed (TV)\|~~Charmed]]'' had an two-part season finale where the girls were given the powers of the Greek gods, with Phoebe as the goddess of love. Men fell in love with her instantly and she basically created a harem-cult when the power was going to her head. ** The series also shows Cupids a few time, who are basically spirits who spread love. {{spoiler\|Phoebe ends up marrying one.}} * Vanna White played Venus in a forgettable 1988 romantic comedy TV movie titled (what else?) ''Goddess of Love''. Line 78: == [[Tabletop Games]] == * Idra in the ''[[Dungeons ~~and~~& Dragons]]'' setting Scarred Lands. * The ''Dungeons and Dragons'' [[Forgotten Realms]] setting has several Goddesses of Love, including: Sune (humans) Line 95: Sheela Peryroyl: Halfling goddess of nature, agriculture, weather, song, dance, beauty, romantic love. ** Sheyanna Flaxenstrand, intermediate gnome goddess of love, beauty and passion. * ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~40,000]]'' has two gods of love: One god of sexual love, and one god of parental love. These gods are named Slaanesh and Nurgle, and with ''Warhammer 40K'' being the [[Crapsack World]] that it is, both gods are genocidal soul-devouring demon-lords with maximized [[Squick]] factor. * ''[[The Dark Eye]]'' has at least two: Travia for familiar love (and home and hearth), and Rahja for romantic love and lust (passion, wine and horses, too) == Theater == * The goddess Freia, [[Richard Wagner]]'s ''[[Der Ring Des ~~Nibelungen\|Der Ring des~~ Nibelungen]]''. * ''[[One Touch of Venus]]'' features the Greek goddess of love in [[Living Statue]] form. * The Musical ''[[Once On This Island]]'' features four main gods, including Erzulie, the goddess of love. Line 105: == [[Video Games]] == * In the religion of the Imperials in ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'', Dibella is the goddess of love. * Aphrodite appears in the third [[God of War (~~Video Game~~series)\|God of War]] game. Naturally, it includes a sex-scene between her and the player character, Kratos. ** Such ''power!'' * The ''[[Wild ~~Arms~~ARMs]]'' series has Raftina, the Guardian of Love and one of the Guardian Lords [[Fantasy Pantheon\|that rule over the other Guardians]]. == [[Web Original]] == * [[Alpha Bitch\|Aphrodite]] and her eternally adolescent son [[Bishonen\|Eros]] in ''[[~~Thalias~~Thalia's Musings]]''. Aphrodite's preferred lover and one of Eros' possible fathers is, of course, [[War God\|Ares]]. == [[Western Animation]] == * In Disney's ''[[Hercules (~~Disney~~1997 film)\|\|Hercules]]'' animated series, Aphrodite appears as a secondary character once in a while. Her main trait is her [[Ear Worm]] [[Theme Tune]]. {{quote\| Aphrodite, Aphrodite, ''Aphrodite''...~~<br />~~ ...THE GODDESS OF LOVE! }} ** Cupid also appeared in at least one episode * ''[[Daria]]'' had a [[A Day Atat the Bizarro]] episode where Cupid, the embodiment of Valentine's Day, showed up (along with the St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun). He winds up putting a love spell on Daria's bickering parents, making them act like a mixture of [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]] and [[Insatiable Newlyweds]] for most of the episode. * One of the Snuggly Duckling thugs from ''[[~~Tangled (Disney)\|~~Tangled]]'' is dressed like Cupid. * [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~\|Princess Cadence]]. Her cutie mark, depicting the one special thing about a pony, is a heart. Considering how powerful [[The Power of Love]] is in her world, she probably shouldn't be underestimated. {{reflist}} Line 129: [[Category:Tropes of the Divine]] [[Category:Love Goddess]] [[Category:God Tropes]]