Aphrodite (Greek: á¼ÏÏÎ¿Î´Î¯ÏÎ·) was the goddess of love, beauty, and desire. In most myths she was... Aphrodite (Greek: á¼ÏÏÎ¿Î´Î¯ÏÎ·) was the goddess of love, beauty, and desire. In most myths she was born from the foam in the waters of Paphos, on the island of Cyprus after Ouranos's genitals were cast into the sea by his son, Kronos.
Linkin Park was founded in 1996 by high school friends Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon.
Grant Park was originally known as Lake Park when the city established it in 1844. The Illinois Central Railroad came to Chicago in 1852. The city permitted the railroad to build on a causeway off of the lake shore, but the resulting lagoon soon became a stagnant swamp.