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. 

When the ancient Romans heard the many Greek myths about Aphrodite, they loved them! The only thing the Romans changed was her name. The ancient Romans called this famous goddess Venus. 

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