User blog comment:Menara/The Mark of Athena Character Art Revealed!/@comment-3146930-20120831192655/@comment-3146930-20120831193231

But is she Aphrodite or Venus? The link above to the Heroes of Olympus site describes Aphrodite exclusively with no mention of Venus. While Rick's blog describes her as if she is Aphrodite (as he mentions her daughter is Piper), but refers to her as Venus. It is an interesting developement that we may not be able to answer until The Mark of Athena comes out and we can see which aspect (Greek or Roman) is in the book