The goddess of love; the birth, triumph, death and return of Aphrodite

By:

Grigson, Geoffrey

Material type: Text

TextNew York Stein and Day Publishers c1976Description: 256p.; illus.; bibliog.; indexContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0-8128-2069-X

Subject(s):

Abstract: 'Beginning with a visit to Cyprus--where it is said Aphrodite came ashore after being born in the sea--Mr. Grigson beguiles us with stories about her mythological origins and the fantasies that have grown up around her (the Greeks believed she made love to preferred mortals. The seventy illustrations accompanying the text include primitive terra cottas, serene Greek heads, and classical draped and naked figures of Aphrodite, dating from biblical times to the twentieth century.'

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'Beginning with a visit to Cyprus--where it is said Aphrodite came ashore after being born in the sea--Mr. Grigson beguiles us with stories about her mythological origins and the fantasies that have grown up around her (the Greeks believed she made love to preferred mortals. The seventy illustrations accompanying the text include primitive terra cottas, serene Greek heads, and classical draped and naked figures of Aphrodite, dating from biblical times to the twentieth century.'

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