Venus and Aphrodite: History of a Goddess (Paperback)

Erudition, with an erotic frisson ... In this lively, wide-ranging book, Hughes paints a portrait of a darker Venus, a violent, vengeful "shape-shifting" Venus, with salt in her hair and surf at her feet - Laura Freeman, THE TIMES

An intriguing tale that tracks the gorgeous and omnipresent Venus of western civilisation back 6,000 years ... engrossing - Charlotte Hobson, THE SPECTATOR

A marvellous biography of a goddess that delves beneath her passive modern image ... Hughes's account of Aphrodite's early evolution forms the most fascinating sections of this superb book - Catherine Nixey, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE

Explore the mythological Goddess of Love with this stunning book by historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes. She looks at the origins, archaeological revelations and philosophical implications of the woman known to the Romans as Venus, and to the Greeks as Aphrodite - WOMAN & HOME

Gorgeously produced . . . The value of the book lies . . . in its pleasurable selection of interesting objectson which to reflect, and fascinating nuggets of information - TLS

Whether we know her as the Roman Venus or the Greek Aphrodite, the goddess of love and lust is as powerful today as she has always been. In this beautifully illustrated book, TV historian Bettany Hughes traces Venus-Aphrodite back to her beginnings and follows her career over millennia, right up to the present day. - FORTEAN TIMES