Venus and Aphrodite Venus and Aphrodite

Venus and Aphrodite

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Publisher Description

A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian.
Aphrodite was said to have been born from the sea, rising out of a froth of white foam. But long before the Ancient Greeks conceived of this voluptuous blonde, she existed as an early spirit of fertility on the shores of Cyprus -- and thousands of years before that, as a ferocious warrior-goddess in the Middle East. Proving that this fabled figure is so much more than an avatar of commercialized romance, historian Bettany Hughes reveals the remarkable lifestory of one of antiquity's most potent myths.
Venus and Aphrodite brings together ancient art, mythology, and archaeological revelations to tell the story of human desire. From Mesopotamia to modern-day London, from Botticelli to Beyoncé, Hughes explains why this immortal goddess continues to entrance us today -- and how we trivialize her power at our peril.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
NARRATOR
BH
Bettany Hughes
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
03:10
hr min
RELEASED
2020
September 22
PUBLISHER
Hachette Audio
SIZE
146.2
MB
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