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.
The guys thought that the title Lincoln Park would be the best choice because when Chester was younger, he used to go to band practice and every day he passed by Lincoln Park, yet there was already a website called lincolnpark.com, and then Chester Bennington came up with Linkin Park as their title.