Aphrodite (Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World)

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Aphrodite explores the many myths and meanings of the Greek goddess of love, sex and beauty. One of the widely worshipped and popular deities in Greek antiquity, Aphrodite emerges from the imaginations of the ancient Greek writers and artists as a multifaceted, powerful and charismatic figure. This volume explores the importance of Aphrodite for the ancient Greeks, in addition to her enduring influence as a symbol of beauty, adornment, love and sexuality in recent culture. In a wide-ranging investigation of the universality of Aphrodite’s power and significance, this volume illuminates the a lot of intricate levels of divinity embodied by the alluring figure of Aphrodite.

Aphrodite offers new insights into the ancient texts and artistic representations of the goddess, in addition to a comprehensive survey of the present scholarship in regards to the origins and interpretations of Aphrodite, even as also highlighting her eternal popular appeal across cultures and generations. A goddess of love who isn’t afraid to go into the battlefield; a goddess of bodily adornment who is the first to look totally nude; a goddess born of the sea who emerges into the open sky: Aphrodite is a polyvalent deity, plural in nature, function and significance.


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