Aphrodite was the exception to the Greek God family tree. Some say her parents were unknown, and that she was born of sea foam. Others, like the poet Homer, say she was a  daughter of Zeus. So, no one knows quite where to place her on the Greek God family tree.  However she was born, Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. She was an essential element of many Greek myths. Aphrodite could be kind or merciless.  How the birds got their names and colors  Red Rose The story of Aphrodite (according to Homer) More Greek Myths Free Ancient Greek PowerPoints  To learn more about Ancient Greece, click on Apollo