{"product_id":"venus-and-aphrodite-bettany-hughes-9781541606043","title":"Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"lively, wide-ranging\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes, \u003c\/i\u003eUK)\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecultural history of the goddess of love\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eVenus and Aphrodite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHughes 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bettany Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541606043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541606043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.55w x 0.58d","brand":"Bettany Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44652201869567,"sku":"9781541606043","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce65fa23-6974-4ce0-b88f-fe73d70ca263.jpg?v=1704215029","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/venus-and-aphrodite-bettany-hughes-9781541606043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}