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.
First of all, the band was called Xero, but it was renamed to Hybrid Theory when Linkin Park landed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 1999. (Earlier than that, Chesteâ¦r Bennington joined the band.