{"product_id":"venus-and-aphrodite-a-biography-of-desire-9781541606043","title":"Venus and Aphrodite: A Biography of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bettany Hughes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45136740876439,"sku":"9781541606043","price":1219.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781541606043.webp?v=1769206903","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/venus-and-aphrodite-a-biography-of-desire-9781541606043","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}