Mark Ziese October 17, 2015 Israel-Palestine, Greco Roman World, Semiramis On Mermaids and Diodorus and Coffee Mark Ziese October 17, 2015 Israel-Palestine, Greco Roman World, Semiramis Once upon a time, a beautiful woman fell in love with a young man. However, this passionate exchange was not the result of natural causes as one might expect, but was the bitter inspiration of Aphrodite, a vain and often vindictive goddess of love.