{epub download} Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire by Bettany Hughes

Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire by Bettany Hughes

• Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire
• Bettany Hughes
• Page: 208
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9781541674233
• Publisher: Basic Books

Download Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire

Online english books free download Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire by Bettany Hughes 9781541674233 FB2 RTF

Overview

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.

More eBooks: PDF EPUB Download Astro Birthdays: What Your Birthdate Reveals About Your Life & Destiny by Full Book pdf, [download pdf] L'Art de la guerre read book, Read online: Le grand livre de l'alimentation cétogène link, Online Read Ebook L'Expansion musulmane - VIIe-XIe siècle link, [Pdf/ePub] This Golden State by download ebook read book, Read online: L'Amant link, [Pdf/ePub] Le nouveau grand livre des thérapies Esséniennes et Egyptiennes by Marie Johanne Croteau-Meurois, Daniel Meurois download ebook read pdf, [PDF] Intégration fiscale download site, Download Pdf Les mystères de Larispem Tome 1 download link, [PDF/Kindle] 400 femmes artistes by Phaidon link,