Aphrodite

Aphrodite
Info
Title	Goddess of Love
Relations	?
Affiliation	Mount Olympus
Voice	Courtney Vineys

“	Why hello, hello, there, little godling. I have to say you're quite the specimen, and so, I've decided I shall aid you for the moment. You interested?	„
	~ Aphrodite

Aphrodite is the Olympian Goddess of love and beauty. She offers boons to Zagreus that inflict her signature Status Curse, Weak, or make enemies more susceptible to damage.

Aphrodite boons not only increase your damage, but also your survivability, making enemy attacks less effective as you fight them. Due to Weak effects being easy to inflict, Aphrodite also enables synergy with the Mirror of Night Upgrade, Privileged Status.

Her signature Status Curse is Weak, which reduces the damage afflicted enemies do by 30%. Aphrodite also offers boons which increase the effectiveness of her Status Curse itself, such as Empty Inside (which increases the effect's duration).

Aphrodite is one of three Olympian gods (the other two being Artemis and Zeus) who will not appear in the very first run of a save.

Affinity

If given Nectar, Aphrodite will give you the Eternal Rose.

Favor

Aphrodite's favor requires Zagreus to illustrate his capacity for love, both platonically and passionately, by forging bonds with Dusa and either Thanatos or Megaera (or all three).

Codex Entry

'...Aphrodite wields her beauty and her charm with much the same lethality as I could wield the spear. I have seen her handiwork first-hand, and it is often not as pretty as she is. I sometimes think that she, among all the Olympians, may be the mightiest of all. A crashing wave or thundering tempest are preferable to a broken heart. Yet, while love's the force that brought me and countless others low in life, it also brought me and countless others strength, beyond the bounds of normal men. Still I fear that Aphrodite's power is the most terrible in all the world.'

Boons

Boon	Description	Rarity	Notes	Prerequisites
Heartbreak Strike	Your Attack deals more damage and inflicts Weak.	Common: Attack Damage: +50% Rare: Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic: Multiplier: 1.8–2.0 Heroic: Multiplier: 2.3–2.5	Tier 1 Weak duration: 3 Sec.	None
Heartbreak Flourish	Your Special deals more damage and inflicts Weak.	Common: Special Damage: +80% Rare: Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic: Multiplier: 1.8–2.0 Heroic: Multiplier: 2.3–2.5	Tier 1 Weak Duration: 3 Sec.	None
Crush Shot	Your Cast is a wide, short-range blast that inflicts Weak.	Common: Cast Damage: 90 Rare: Cast Damage: 99 Epic: Cast Damage: 108 Heroic: Cast Damage: 117	Tier 1 Range: 300 Weak Duration: 3 Sec. Cannot be combined with Aspect of Beowulf	None
Passion Dash	Your Dash inflicts damage where you end up, inflicting Weak.	Common: Dash Damage: 20 Rare: Dash Damage: 24 Epic: Dash Damage: 28 Heroic: Dash Damage: 32	Tier 1 Weak Duration: 3 Sec. Damage Radius: 180	None
Aphrodite's Aid	Your Call fires a seeking projectile that inflicts Charm.	Common: Charm Duration: 5 Sec. Rare: Charm Duration: 5.5 Sec. Epic: Charm Duration: 6 Sec. Heroic: Charm Duration: 6.5 Sec.	Tier 1 The charm projectile pierces foes.	None
Dying Lament	When foes are slain, they damage nearby foes and inflict Weak.	Common: Death Blast Damage: 40 Rare: Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic: Multiplier: 1.8–2.0 Heroic: Multiplier: 2.3–2.5	Tier 1 Damage Radius: 200	None
Wave of Despair	After you take damage, damage nearby foes and inflict Weak.	Common: Revenge Damage: 50 Rare: Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic: Multiplier: 1.8–2.0 Heroic: Multiplier: 2.3–2.5	Tier 1 Damage Radius: 700	None
Different League	Resist some damage from nearby foes' attacks.	Common: Reduced Damage from Foes: 10% Rare: Reduced Damage from Foes: 12.5% Epic: Reduced Damage from Foes: 15% Heroic: Reduced Damage from Foes: 17.5%	Tier 1 Proximity Threshold: 400	None
Life Affirmation	Any or chamber rewards are worth more.	Common: Reward Value: +30% Rare: Multiplier: +36% Epic: Multiplier: +42% Heroic: Multiplier: +48%	Tier 1 This boon cannot be upgraded via poms.	None
Empty Inside	Your Weak effects have a longer duration.	Common: Weak Duration: +5 sec. Rare: Weak Duration: +7.5 sec. Epic: Weak Duration: +10 sec. Heroic: Weak Duration: +12.5 sec.	Tier 2	Passion Dash, Crush Shot, Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, or Passion Flare
Sweet Surrender	Weak-afflicted foes are also more susceptible to damage.	Common: Damage vs. Weak: +10% Rare: Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic: Multiplier: 2.0–2.5 Heroic: Multiplier: 2.5–2.7	Tier 2	Passion Dash, Crush Shot, Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, or Passion Flare
Broken Resolve	Your Weak effects are more potent.	Common: Weak Damage Reduction: +10% Rare: Weak Damage Reduction: +12.5% Epic: Weak Damage Reduction: +15% Heroic: Weak Damage Reduction: +17.5%	Tier 2 This boon cannot be upgraded via poms.	Crush Shot, Heartbreak Flourish, Heartbreak Strike, Passion Dash, or Passion Flare
Blown Kiss	Your Cast shoots farther and is stronger against undamaged foes.	Common: First-Hit Bonus Damage: +50% Rare: Multiplier: 1.5 Epic: Multiplier: 2.0 Heroic: Multiplier: 2.5	Tier 2 Cast range is doubled and is also 30% wider.	Crush Shot
Unhealthy Fixation	Your Weak effects also have a 15% chance to Charm foes. Charm Duration: 4 Sec.	Legendary	Tier 3	One of each: Passion Dash, Crush Shot, Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, or Passion Flare Empty Inside, Sweet Surrender or Broken Resolve
Curse of Longing	Your Doom effects continuously strike Weak foes. Successive Hit Damage: 50%	Duo (Ares)		One of each: Aphrodite: Crush Shot, Heartbreak Flourish, Heartbreak Strike, Passion Dash, or Passion Flare Ares: Curse of Agony or Curse of Pain
Heart Rend	Your Critical effects deal even more damage to Weak foes. Bonus Critical Damage vs. Weak: +50%	Duo (Artemis)		One of each: Aphrodite: Crush Shot, Heartbreak Flourish, Heartbreak Strike, Passion Dash, or Passion Flare Artemis: Deadly Flourish, Deadly Strike, Hunter's Flare, or True Shot
Parting Shot	Your Cast gains any bonuses you have for striking foes from behind. Bonus Backstab Damage: +25%	Duo (Athena)	Cannot be combined with Trippy Shot	One of each: Aphrodite: Aphrodite's Aid, Crush Shot, Heartbreak Flourish, Heartbreak Strike, Passion Dash, or Passion Flare Athena: Athena's Aid, Divine Dash, Divine Flourish, Divine Strike, Phalanx Flare, or Phalanx Shot
Cold Embrace	Your Cast crystal fires its beam directly at you for 4 seconds. Bonus Cast Damage: +30%	Duo (Demeter)	Cannot be combined with Crystal Clarity	One of each: Aphrodite: Aphrodite's Aid, Crush Shot, Heartbreak Flourish, Heartbreak Strike, or Passion Dash Demeter: Crystal Beam
Low Tolerance	Your Hangover effects stack even more times against Weak foes. Bonus Hangover Stacks: 3	Duo (Dionysus)		One of each: Aphrodite: Crush Shot, Heartbreak Flourish, Heartbreak Strike, Passion Dash, or Passion Flare Dionysus: Drunken Dash, Drunken Flourish, or Drunken Strike
Sweet Nectar	Any Poms of Power you find are more effective. Bonus Lv. from Poms: +1	Duo (Poseidon)		One of each: Aphrodite: Aphrodite's Aid, Crush Shot, Heartbreak Flourish, Heartbreak Strike, Passion Dash, or Passion Flare Poseidon: Flood Shot, Poseidon's Aid, Tempest Flourish, Tempest Strike, or Tidal Dash
Smoldering Air	Your Call charges up automatically, but is capped at 25%. Auto Gauge Gain: 1% every .2 seconds	Duo (Zeus)		One of each: Aphrodite: Aphrodite's Aid, Crush Shot, Heartbreak Flourish, Heartbreak Strike, Passion Dash, or Passion Flare Zeus: Electric Flare, Electric Shot, Lightning Strike, Thunder Dash, Thunder Flourish, or Zeus' Aid

Boon Progression

Graphic which displays what boons are required for other boons to appear from Aphrodite rewards. Image by HeartfulPeach.

Gallery

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  Aphrodite Reward

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  Aphrodite Symbol

Additional notes

For additional information on Aphrodite that does not pertain to Hades, see Wikipedia's article: Aphrodite