Pisces Aphrodite stands among Athena's twelve Gold Saints, famed for supreme power and unparalleled beauty acknowledged as the greatest among all eighty-eight Saints. While others constantly remark on his beauty, he displays no personal narcissism. His appearance features blue eyes and long blond hair in the manga; anime adaptations depict light blue hair and occasional feminine touches like lipstick, always marked by a distinctive beauty spot beneath his left eye. Personality varies: the manga presents a taciturn, blunt figure, while the anime crafts a more suave and ironic demeanor. Central to his character is a belief that strength equals justice, advocating for the rule of the powerful over the weak. This philosophy aligns him with Pope Saga's reign. His sadistic nature and formidable combat prowess rank him among Athena's most feared Saints. By age nine, Aphrodite earned the rank of Gold Saint. Thirteen years before the main story, he witnessed Athena's rebirth at her statue. During Saga's coup, he joined the pursuit of fleeing Sagittarius Aiolos, rejecting Aiolos's explanations and attacking him at the Pisces temple. Later, alongside Cancer Deathmask and Capricorn Shura, he confronted Aiolos at a bridge Shura destroyed to eliminate the escapee. In *Episode G*, Aphrodite secured the Titans' Time Labyrinth entrance with deadly roses. He rescued Leo Aiolia from Titan followers, debating Aiolia's opposition to lethal methods before defeating the Giant Zugylos. He then fortified the labyrinth exit with vines and roses to block an invasion of Sanctuary. Later, under the alias Dora Tephi, he acted as bodyguard to Yoshino Hino. Alongside Shura in Atami, he defeated a reconstructed Gladiator while Shura battled another opponent. During the Sanctuary arc, Aphrodite confronted Pegasus Seiya and Andromeda Shun at the twelfth temple. He revealed himself as the killer of Shun's master, Cepheus Daidalos, during the attack on Andromeda Island. After Seiya advanced, Aphrodite engaged Shun directly. His Royal Demon Roses deflected off Shun's Rolling Defense, but Piranha Rose shattered Shun's chains and cloth. Forced to unleash his full cosmos, Shun trapped Aphrodite with Nebula Stream. Offered repentance, Aphrodite refused and launched his Bloody Rose. Shun countered with Nebula Storm, killing Aphrodite while sustaining a near-fatal Bloody Rose to his own heart. Non-canon anime narratives sometimes depict Scorpio Milo as Daidalos's killer. Resurrected as a Specter under Hades in the Hades arc, Aphrodite joined a mission to assassinate Athena in Sanctuary. Alongside Deathmask, he faced Aries Mu at the first temple. Deliberately holding back their true power, both were defeated and banished to Hades' castle by Mu's Starlight Extinction. There, they begged Wyvern Rhadamanthys for mercy before being cast into the underworld. This humiliation served a strategic purpose: Aphrodite and Deathmask secretly remained loyal to Athena, feigning betrayal as part of Aries Shion's plan to infiltrate Hades' forces. Their spirits later joined the gathered Gold Saints at the Wailing Wall, contributing their cosmos to breach the barrier to Elysion. After this ultimate sacrifice, only the Pisces Gold Cloth remained. In the non-canon *Legend of Crimson Youth*, Aphrodite was resurrected by the god Abel. He fought Shun again, only to be intercepted by Phoenix Ikki. Ikki destroyed Aphrodite's Bloody Rose with an illusion, causing Aphrodite to see himself petrified. Enraged, Aphrodite unleashed multiple Bloody Roses, but Ikki retaliated, resulting in Aphrodite's death by his own technique. *Soul of Gold* depicted his spirit in Asgard deducing regional anomalies. Investigating a hospital with Deathmask, he discovered Fafnir's scheme to harvest Odin Sapphires from townspeople. Using his roses to gather intelligence, he relayed critical information about bypassing Yggdrasil's barrier to Aries Mu. In a subsequent battle against Andreas and Fafnir, he exploited his immunity to plant-based poison to aid the Gold Saints' victory. Within *Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary*, Aphrodite guards his temple during the Bronze Saints' ascent to save Athena. His confrontations with the protagonists unfold in episodes "Demon Roses" and "Andromeda's Sacrifice," aligning with his established role and techniques.