Love Goddesses Compared

Aphrodite, Venus, Freyja and Hathor are the goddesses called "goddess of love" in four traditions. In the texts only Aphrodite's portion is love alone. Venus is Aphrodite with a dynasty to protect; Freyja is a goddess of love who also takes half the battle-dead; Hathor in the Egyptian texts is the Eye of Ra who slaughters mankind, and her "love" is a Greek identification.