Venus and Aphrodite
- Author Bettany Hughes
- Narrator Bettany Hughes
- Publisher Hachette Audio
- Publish Date 22 September 2020
- Run Time 3 hours and 10 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Ancient history, Biography: general, European history, European history: the Romans, Folklore, myths and legends, Gender studies: women and girls.
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What to expect
A “lively, wide-ranging” (TheTimes, UK)cultural history of the goddess of love
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. Historian Bettany Hughes reveals the remarkable life story of one of antiquity’s most potent myths.
In Venus and Aphrodite,Hughes brings together ancient art, mythology, and archaeology 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.
| Author | Bettany Hughes |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Bettany Hughes |
| Duration | 3 hours and 10 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781549160110 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Hachette Audio |
| Genre | Ancient history, Biography: general, European history, European history: the Romans, Folklore, myths and legends, Gender studies: women and girls |
| Availability | US |
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