Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1636709-20180521115335

I actually just realized this and jotted it down on Tropes. This is my thinking.

Dionysus is an ugly god who appears apathetic but is willing to do things when need be (Battle of the Labyrinth), cares for his wife even if he does cheat on her (Titans Curse), has a more subtle but overall concerned relationship with his children (Battle of the Labyrinth/The Last Olympian), and tells Percy at the end of the first series privately that the gods need mortal heroes (Last Olympian). Aphrodite meanwhile is a hot god who is as apathetic as she sounds (Titans Curse, see Artemis reaction), cares nothing for Hephaestus (See generally), is very upfront with Piper but 'moves on' shortly after she hooks up with Jason (The Lost Hero and Mark of Athena), and questions publicly at the end of the second series why the gods bother with mortal heroes (The Blood of Olympus).

It's an interesting comparison, especially given that generally Aphrodite is compared to Artemis in debates and fanfics, not Dionysus.  