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Through ancient art, evocative myth, exciting archaeological revelations and philosophical explorations Bettany Hughes shows why this immortal goddess endures through to the twenty-first century, and what her journey through time reveals about what matters to us as humans.
Charting Venus's origins in powerful ancient deities, Bettany demonstrates that Venus is far more complex than first meets the eye. Beginning in Cyprus, the goddess's mythical birthplace, Bettany decodes Venus's relationship to the Greek goddess Aphrodite, and, in turn, Aphrodite's mixed-up origins both as a Cypriot spirit of fertility and procreation - but also, as a descendant of the prehistoric war goddesses of the Near and Middle East, Ishtar, Inanna and Astarte. On a voyage of discovery to reveal the truth behind Venus, Hughes reveals how this mythological figure is so much more than nudity, romance and sex. It is the both the remarkable story of one of antiquity's most potent forces, and the story of human desire - how it transforms who we are and how we behave.
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Venus and Aphrodite. History of A Goddess
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson/Orion Publishing Group. 2019. First Edition. Second printing. Hard Cover. Demy 8vo 8¾" x 5½" [22.2cm x 13.9cm] approx. 214 pp. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine. The book is square and firmly bound. No previous ownership inscriptions or remainder marks The boards are clean and unfaded, the corners and spine ends sharp The pages and closed page edges are clean. The dust jacket is crisp and complete and unclipped at £12.99. The colours are bright, fresh and unfaded, corners and spine ends are sharp. Book and jacket are as new. Dark burgundy endpapers. Detail of 'An Allegory with Venus and Cupid' in black and white to the verso of the title page and 27 further black and white illustrations in the text. Eight glossy colour plates. Charting Venus's origins in powerful ancient deities, Bettany demonstrates that Venus is far more complex than first meets the eye. Beginning in Cyprus, the goddess's mythical birthplace, Bettany decodes Venus's relationship to the Greek goddess Aphrodite, and, in turn, Aphrodite's mixed-up origins both as a Cypriot spirit of fertility and procreation - but also, as a descendant of the prehistoric war goddesses of the Near and Middle East, Ishtar, Inanna and Astarte. The dust jacket will be protected with a new inert archival Brodart sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional images. Postage price quoted outside the UK is for a book up to 1kg using UPS or Transglobal Express. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg which are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£3.45). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message. Seller Inventory # 25MAY02001
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