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Venus (Roman). Greek Mythology Character. The goddess of love. One of the 12 Olympians. Brought forth from ocean foam near Cyprus or Cythera (according to some myths). Also, some myths say, she was daughter of Zeus and Dione. Goddess of beauty. Mother of love. Queen of laughter. Mistress of all graces and pleasures.
Aphrodite Books
Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love, related to the Asian mother goddess Ishtar and Astarte. Homer wrote that Aprodite was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Read more about Aphrodite with these books.
Books About Cupid/Eros in Literature
Cupid is the god of love in Roman mythology. He was the son of Venus and Mercury. In Greek mythology, he was Eros, son of Aphrodite and Hermes.
Greek Mythology Books
Greek Mythology is filled with tales of how the gods came into being, the birth of heroes, and the horrors of monsters. There's the story of Oedipus, the adventures of Odysseus, and so many other tales...
Hymn to Aphrodite
Read "Hymn to Aphrodite," by Sappho.
Paris And Helen - Adventures Among Books
Read more about "Paris And Helen," from "Adventures Among Books," by Andrew Lang.

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