>There was an episode of either Xena or Hercules where that universe's Aphrodite explained that being the Goddess of Love doesn't just involve sweet romantic love, but also crazy, stalkery, boil-your-bunny love. That must be what Aphrodite is tapping into here.
That's quite clever, actually. Better than the usual holding-hands-in-the-part/crazy-monkey-sex dichotomy, anyway.