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lightningsews's review against another edition
There aren’t any citations for any of the claims- despite some being contested in Classical studies. Also makes the blunder of assuming Aphrodite and Venus are the same goddess, but Innanna and Ishtar aren’t? Innanna, Ishtar, Aphrodite, and Venus are all separate goddesses who, through propaganda and syncheotisim, share similar stories, roles in society/ religion, and iconography. I was willing to stick to it just to see what ridiculous statements would be made for Venus and the Romans (and if Uni, the Etruscan goddess who plays a similar role in Etruria as the other goddesses, is even mentioned) but Hughes uses the term “non-binary” to explain figures that display the primary and secondary sex characteristics of male and female bodies (despite the fact that women with conditions like PCOS can display the sex traits of females can also grow beards and PCOS and others aren’t some new conditions).
Extremely disappointed by something that has so much potential if only Hughes could source their work and have their thoughts reviewed by experts on these goddesses and what role they played in various cultures.
Extremely disappointed by something that has so much potential if only Hughes could source their work and have their thoughts reviewed by experts on these goddesses and what role they played in various cultures.
theopenbooklady's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.5
Es un muy buen libro si deseas conocer más sobre la historia de Afrodita y sus diferentes arquetipos, te da una bibiografía muy completa, y para quienes ya conocemos y trabajamos con la diosa, puede servir como un gran complemento de estudio.
Diría que no lo juzgaré por el como a veces menciona a Afrodita y Venus como la misma energía, pero es fácil ver donde se pudo haber confundido, por todo lo demás, fue una gran aventura, espero poder releerlo nuevamente después para profundizar más en los temas particulares que menciona.
Diría que no lo juzgaré por el como a veces menciona a Afrodita y Venus como la misma energía, pero es fácil ver donde se pudo haber confundido, por todo lo demás, fue una gran aventura, espero poder releerlo nuevamente después para profundizar más en los temas particulares que menciona.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
4.0
On one hand, the writing is great, the points are interesting, it has nice illustrations.
On the other hand, I wanted more depth.
On the other hand, I wanted more depth.
radella_hardwick's review against another edition
3.0
This claims to be a biography of Aphrodite and Venus, and Hughes tries to touch on everything from the Akkadian Ishtar up to Lady Gaga lyrics. However, the choice to make this book less than 250 pages means that all we get is a Brief touch, not the rigorous detail of a thorough biography or an academic text.
Moreover, Hughes' conclusions come off just as her interpretation of the evidence she's chosen to present. You can see how she got there but there are another half a dozen interpretations that could be put on that evidence, without the added complication of alternative evidence she excluded. There's no construction of an argument, just a laying out of evidence with a conclusion tacked on the end.
Moreover, Hughes' conclusions come off just as her interpretation of the evidence she's chosen to present. You can see how she got there but there are another half a dozen interpretations that could be put on that evidence, without the added complication of alternative evidence she excluded. There's no construction of an argument, just a laying out of evidence with a conclusion tacked on the end.
anveri's review against another edition
2.0
It’s not bad but more in the realm of pop historical and cultural analysis (little depth) and also half way through I realized that Idgaf