揭秘维纳斯:古代爱神

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  • Bettany Hughes
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  • In1914,thesuffragetteMaryRichardsonattackedtheRoke… In1914,thesuffragetteMaryRichardsonattackedtheRokebyVenusattheNationalGalleryinLondon.Butwhydidthispaintingfiresuchoutrage?ProfessorBettanyHughesembarksonavoyageofdiscoverytorevealthetruthbehindtheVenusdepictedinthepainting,provingthatthismythologicalfigureissomuchmorethanjustanexcuseforsensualnudityandchocolate-boxromance.BecauseVenusUncoveredistheremarkablestoryofoneofantiquity'smostpotentforces.Andmorethanthat-hersisthestoryofhumandesire,andhowdesiretransformswhoweareandhowwebehave. ChartingVenus'soriginsinpowerfulancientdeities,BettanydemonstratesthatVenusisfarmorecomplexthanfirstmeetstheeye.BeginninginCyprus,thegoddess'smythicalbirthplace,BettanydecodesVenus'srelationshiptotheGreekgoddessAphrodite,and,inturn,Aphrodite'smixed-uporiginsbothasaCypriotspiritoffertilityandprocreation-butalso,asadescendantoftheprehistoricwargoddessesoftheNearandMiddleEast,Ishtar,InannaandAstarte.WestarttoseetheVenusisaboutdesireofallkinds-malignaswellasbenign.Hughesmeetsworldexpertswhorevealthemysteriousandobscurewaysthisancientgoddesswasimaginedandworshipped(includingasabearded,gender-fluidwomanandevenasagiant,sinister,volcanicrock),andvisitsthesiteswheretherealwomenandmenoftheBronzeAgeadoredheras'greaterthanagod'-acreaturewhogaveallandtookallaway.Bettany-whohasbeeninvestigatingAphroditeforoveradecade-looksintothegoddess'sownlovelifetoseethat-evenforher-tanglingwithanotherwasoftenbittersweet.Weheartheheartfelt,2,600-year-oldpoemsofAphrodite'sacolyte,thefemalepoetSappho-beggingthequestion,doespassionalwaysgeneratebothpainandpleasure? Afarcryfromthesoft,nudefemaleformwearenowaccustomedto,weseethewar-like,martially-cladVenusworshippedinRomebyJuliusCaesarandemulatedbytheEgyptianqueenCleopatra.Downthegenerations,Venushasbeenaconstantlyevolvingfigure.Sheisgenuinelyimmortal-agoddesswhorefusestoliedownanddie.FromStoneAgeMediterraneanculturestoan18th-century,Venus-themedBritishstatelyhome-frequentedbyhigh-rankingpoliticiansandaristocrats-Venusrepresentsthepoweroflust,andofhateaswellaslove. Throughancientart,evocativemyth,excitingarchaeologicalrevelationsandphilosophicalexplorationsBettanyrevealshowthisimmortalgoddessenduresthroughtothe21stcentury,andwhatherstoryandjourneythroughtimerevealsaboutwhatmatterstousashumans.UncoveringVenus-sheshowsuswhywestillneedtocareaboutthisprimordialcompaniononthehumanjourney-andhowwetrivialiseherpoweratourperil.

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