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Aphrodite is a very wealthy and physically beautiful Sixth Former and was originally Zoey's sworn enemy; nicknamed "hag from hell" by Zoey's friends who also dislike her. Throughout the series, she grows to be Zoey's most trusted ally (being the only other fledgling whose mind cannot be read by the adult vampyres) and a part of the "nerd herd". She is a sixth former (or "senior") and has cold blue eyes with blond hair. Aphrodite was the leader of the Dark Daughters when Zoey first came to House of Night, as well as the High Priestess in training; however she abused the power which came with the positions. Aphrodite is gifted with visions of future disasters, which come true unless someone interferes by using the information obtained from her visions. For her extreme irresponsibility and recklessness during the Samhain ritual, Neferet revoked her position as leader of the Dark Daughters and awarded the honor to Zoey at the end of "Marked". Nyx entrusts the earth affinity to Aphrodite when Stevie Rae dies in "Betrayed", to keep it safe until Stevie Rae is ready to use it once again. At the end of Chosen, Aphrodite's mark disappears as a result of saving Stevie Rae, although she retains her visions she loses her Earth affinity. Nyx assures her that this is not a punishment; the earth affinity was never truly hers to hold, and her mark was burned away by her humanity in saving Stevie Rae. She later predicts that Kalona will come back, writing out a prophecy in Zoey's Grandma's handwriting. At the cleansing ceremony in Untamed, after Kalona rises, she guides the "nerd herd" away from the House of Night, shouting orders to the group while Zoey concentrates on concealing and protecting them as they flee to the safety of the city's underground prohibition tunnels. In the middle of "Untamed", she is chosen by her white cat, Maleficent, proving that she is still a part of the vamp world.
What's next for Aphrodite? Will Nyx give her back her visions and her mark? Or will she stay human?