ALEXANDRA TYDINGS
Aphrodite


Actress - filmography

Dodge's City (1999) (TV) .... Cricket
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998) (V) (voice) .... Aphrodite
Red Shoe Diaries 7: Burning Up (1997) (V) .... Lynn (segment "Burning Up")
... aka Zalman King's Burning Up Red Shoe Diaries (1997) (V) (USA: video box title)
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) TV Series .... Aphrodite (1996-1999)
Sunchaser, The (1996) .... Victoria Reynolds


Notable TV Guest Appearances

"Sheena" (2000) playing "Elena" in episode: "Treasure of Sienna Mende" (episode # 2.6) 10 November 2001
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Many Happy Returns" (episode # 6.19) 14 May 2001
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "You Are There" (episode # 6.13) 5 February 2001
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "The God You Know" (episode # 6.12) 29 January 2001
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Motherhood" (episode # 5.22) 15 May 2000
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite/Crabella" in episode: "Married With Fishsticks" (episode # 5.15) 21 February 2000
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Punch Lines" (episode # 5.11) 24 January 2000
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Little Problems" (episode # 5.8) 22 November 1999
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Love, Amazon Style" (episode # 6.2) 4 October 1999
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Love on the Rocks" (episode # 5.18) 1 March 1999
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "If the Shoe Fits..." (episode # 4.12) 25 January 1999
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Fins, Femmes and Gems" (episode # 3.18) 11 April 1998
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Catherine/Catherine the pig" (voice) in episode: "One Fowl Day" (episode # 4.17) 4 April 1998
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Catherine the pig" (voice) in episode: "Porkules" (episode # 4.16) 16 March 1998
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "The Quill is Mightier than the Sword" (episode # 3.10) 19 January 1998
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Stranger In A Strange World" (episode # 4.5) 27 October 1997
"Party of Five" (1994) playing "Kerry" in episode: "Handicaps" (episode # 4.3) 1 October 1997
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Reign Of Terror" (episode # 3.18) 14 April 1997
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "For Him the Bell Tolls" (episode # 2.16) 24 February 1997
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "The Green-Eyed Monster" (episode # 3.7) 11 November 1996
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "Love Takes a Holiday" (episode # 3.3) 21 October 1996
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Aphrodite" in episode: "The Apple" (episode # 2.17) 26 February 1996
"Red Shoe Diaries" (1992) in episode: "Love at First Sight" (episode # 4.9) 1995
"Vanishing Son" (1995)
"Red Shoe Diaries" (1992) in episode: "Burning Up" (episode # 3.7) 1994


Aphrodite

The myth - Aphrodite, Olympian goddess of love and sex and the counterpart of the Roman Venus. In Homer's Iliad she is said to be the daughter of Zeus and Dione, one of his consorts, but in later legends she is described as having sprung from the foam of the sea and her name may be translated "foam-risen." In Homeric legend Aphrodite is the wife of the lame and ugly god of fire, Hephaestus. Among her lovers was Ares, god of war, who in later mythology became her husband. She was the rival of Persephone, queen of the underworld, for the love of the beautiful Greek youth, Adonis.

The character - Aphrodite is probably the most energetic, fun-loving, and enthusiastic Olympians of them all. This is not always a good thing. Aphrodite's charisma has landed half of Greece into hot water in one way or another. She's the goddess of love and she means well enough, but sometimes she's just too carefree for everyone else's own good. Aphrodite is THE original valley girl, sprouting phrases like 'bitchin'.' 'far out,' 'radical,' 'tubular,' or greeting her brother, Hercules, with a "Hey, baby bro!" If she's not having a fight with Hephaestus, then she's complaining about a bad hair day or a broken nail.

As the goddess of love, Aphrodite is one of the more compassionate gods of Olympus. As a god, though, it is still in her nature to be self-centered. Nonetheless, she's actually proven to be somewhat of an ally to Xena and Gabrielle. While Aphrodite is no warrior, she is still a powerful goddess and has, as mentioned before, what too few gods have-a heart. She's a sucker for a love story, too.