Aphrodite
by Phoenicia Rogerson· 2025
From the author of Herc comes a playful and feisty spin on Greek myth, as the beautiful Aphrodite tricks the gods into believing she is one of them before hatching a plan to bring down Zeus himself.
'I’m a liar, to begin with. 'I wasn’t always a goddess, you see. My only real power was my beauty – you’ll have heard. It’s legendary. But that was never going to be enough for me. It took a web of lies to convince the gods of Olympus I was one of them. But I did. I was that good. Zeus gave me a title and riches and loved me. And all he wanted in return was for me to love him back. But of course, Zeus was a tyrant. (Not entirely surprising when you’re ninety per cent insecurities and ten per cent raw power. ) I couldn’t live at someone’s mercy. Really, I had no choice. I had to take on the mightiest Olympian of all. And this bit’s not a lie… I intended to win.
From the author of Herc, this is the tale of how a nobody became a goddess, and then planned to take down the most powerful god of them all.
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From the author of Herc comes a playful and feisty spin on Greek myth, as the beautiful Aphrodite tricks the gods into believing she is one of them before hatching a plan to bring down Zeus himself. 'I’m a liar, to begin with. 'I wasn’t always a goddess, you see. My only real power was my beauty – you’ll have heard. It’s legendary. But that was never going to be enough for me. It took a web of lies to convince the gods of Olympus I was one of them. But I did. I was that good. Zeus gave me a title and riches and loved me. And all he wanted in return was for me to love him back. But of course, Zeus was a tyrant. (Not entirely surprising when you’re ninety per cent insecurities and ten per cent raw power. ) I couldn’t live at someone’s mercy. Really, I had no choice. I had to take on the mightiest Olympian of all. And this bit’s not a lie… I intended to win. From the author of Herc, this is the tale of how a nobody became a goddess, and then planned to take down the most powerful god of them all.