Fatal Attraction: Aphrodite's Tale (The Goddesses #2) by Alicia Fields
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- Pub. Date: October 2005
- 288pp
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: October 2005
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 288pp
- Series: Goddesses Series
- ISBN-13: 9780451216854
- ISBN: 0451216857
Synopsis
Aphrodite has always been trouble. She's way too beautiful and can't resist romance-whatever the consequences. Plus, she's convinced the gorgeous Helen to elope with Paris-which has started the Trojan War.
Most people think Aphrodite should marry someone who can control her-the artistic Hephaestus would make a steady husband. But it's hot-headed, quarrelsome Ares that Aphrodite loves-and he's rushed off to the Trojan War, leaving Aphrodite with a series of troublesome lovers. What man or mortal could contend with a goddess who loves so many and causes so much trouble-and is she beautiful enough to die for?
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Fatal Attraction: Aphrodite's Tale (The Goddesses #2)by Anonymous
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July 23, 2006: This series is a little disappointing, as the author has made the Greek Gods act like mortals/humans. Although the books are interesting to read, a lot of the information differs significantly from the accepted myths. I highly recommend researching the accepted myths before or after reading these novels!
Fatal Attraction: Aphrodite's Tale (The Goddesses #2)by Anonymous
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September 30, 2005: When Zeus finds a baby abandoned in the waves, he brings her home and names her Aphrodite. He insists she is not his, but considering how many children he has born on the wrong side of the blanket, that's debatable in Hera's eyes. Nonetheless, she makes a home for the exceptionally lovely baby, who charms everyone, especially men, from the first moments of her life on. As Aphrodite grows up, she follows in Zeus' footsteps, sharing her love indiscriminately. Though her foster brother, Ares, is her favorite beau, she is not faithful to him, and no one thinks they would be a good match. Thus, she's married to her other foster brother, Hephaestus, before she can cause much more trouble. She's already had one illegitimate Trojan baby, incited fights, and had a brief, regrettable flirtation with Adonis. Her marriage is loveless, but she does have a child, whether or not Eros is her husband's is questionable. The Trojan War takes Ares away from home, and Aphrodite begins to grow up at last. Yet, when her son is grown, she has difficulty dealing with his love of Psyche, and does all she can to block Eros from having what she was denied her entire life. ................. Humanizing the Greek pantheon into a mortal family that could have stepped off of an American soap opera is an unusual technique. Aphrodite is not an admirable heroine at all, she has all the flaws of the more mythic version of herself. However, the way the author manages to get so many myths into the story without using magical paradigms is intriguing.
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