Aphrodite

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

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 50%. 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.

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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
Wave of Despair	After you take damage, damage nearby foes and inflict Weak.	Common: Revenge Damage: 20–25 Rare: Multiplier: 1.3–1.5 Epic: Multiplier: 1.8–2.0 Heroic: Multiplier: 2.3–2.5	Tier 1 Damage Radius: 700
Different League	Resist some damage from nearby foes' attacks.	Common: Reduced Damage from Foes: 10% Rare: Reduced Damage from Foes: 12% Epic: Reduced Damage from Foes: 15% Heroic: Reduced Damage from Foes: 17%	Tier 1 Proximity Threshold: 400
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
Broken Resolve	Your Weak effects are more potent.	Common: Weak Damage Reduction: +10% Rare: Weak Damage Reduction: +12% Epic: Weak Damage Reduction: +15% Heroic: Weak Damage Reduction: +17%	Tier 2 This boon cannot be upgraded via poms.
Life Affirmation	Any or chamber rewards are worth more.	Common: Reward Value: +30% Rare: Multiplier: +56% Epic: Multiplier: +82% Heroic: Multiplier: +108%	Tier 1
Aphrodite's Aid	Your Call fires a seeking projectile that inflicts Charm.	Common: Charm Duration: 5 Sec. Rare: Charm Duration: 6 Sec. Epic: Charm Duration: ?? Sec. Heroic: Charm Duration: ?? Sec.	Tier 1 The charm projectile pierces foes.
Curse of Longing	Your Doom effects continuously strike Weak foes. Successive Hit Damage: 25%	Duo	Tier 3 Ares Duo Damage reduced with each successive hit
Low Tolerance	Your Hangover effects stack even more times against Weak foes. Bonus Hangover Stacks: 3	Duo	Tier 3 Dionysus Duo
Heart Rend	Your Critical effects deal even more damage to Weak foes. Bonus Critical Damage vs. Weak: +50%	Duo	Tier 3 Artemis Duo
Spent Spirit	Your foes' ranged-attack projectiles are slower. Foe Projectile Speed Reduced: 30%	Duo	Tier 3 Athena Duo
Sweet Nectar	Any Poms of Power you find are more effective. Bonus LV. from Poms: +1	Duo	Tier 3 Poseidon Duo
Unhealthy Fixation	Your Weak effects also have a 15% chance to Charm foes. Charm Duration: 4 Sec.	Legendary	Tier 3

Boon Progression

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

Duo Boons

Duo God	Boon	Required Boons
Ares	Curse of Longing	Aphrodite: Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, or Passion Dash Ares: Curse of Agony or Curse of Pain
Dionysus	Low Tolerance	Aphrodite: Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, or Passion Dash Dionysus: Drunken Strike, Drunken Flourish, Drunken Dash or Dionysus' Aid
Artemis	Heart Rend	Aphrodite: Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, or Passion Dash Artemis: Deadly Strike or Deadly Flourish
Athena	Spent Spirit	Aphrodite: Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, Passion Dash or Aphrodite's Aid Athena: Divine Strike, Divine Flourish, Phalanx Shot, Divine Dash, or Athena's Aid
Poseidon	Sweet Nectar	Aphrodite: Heartbreak Strike, Heartbreak Flourish, Crush Shot, Passion Dash or Aphrodite's Aid Poseidon: Tempest Strike, Tempest Flourish, Flood Shot, Tidal Dash, or Poseidon's Aid

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