To catch his unfaithful wife, Hephaestus designed a golden net which he used to catch Aphrodite and Ares making love. One of those gods was Ares, the god of war and Hephaestus's brother. As a result, Aphrodite was unfaithful to Hephaestus, having affairs with both gods and men. To prevent a war between the many gods seeking to marry her, Zeus forced Aphrodite to marry Hephaestus. Hephaestus, unlike the other gods and goddesses was very ugly while Aphrodite, the goddess of love was so beautiful that she was desired by most of the other gods. Hephaestus, the god of fire, forges and metalworking was the son of Zeus and Hera. In this case, the frame story, that of Aphrodite, Ares and Hephaestus leads readers into a second, main story narrated by Aphrodite about lovers during the First World War.Īlthough not necessary, it's helpful to know the story of the Greek gods and goddesses referenced in the frame story. In Lovely War, Berry uses the frame story, a literary device in which one of the characters in a story narrates another story.
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