Rogerson, Phoenicia - Aphrodite

Aphrodite

Author: Phoenicia Rogerson

Genre: Fantasy, Mythology, Historical Fiction

Pages: 470

Publisher: HQ Stories

Release Date: August, 2025

Format: Paperback

Synopsis:

From the author of Herc, Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award 2024 and Waterstones Best book of the Year 2023, comes the story of Aphrodite, the goddess of lies.'A remarkable feat of storytelling' Rosie Hewlett on Herc

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I’m a liar, to begin with.

Well, if I’m being exceedingly honest with you, I was nothing at all to begin with. Then I was my father’s testicles. Then the weaver of Fate itself, which is when the lying started. After that, it all got a bit complicated.

Weaving herself a web of lies and careful deceptions, Aphrodite convinces everyone she’s the goddess of love whose rightful place is among the Olympians. But being a goddess isn’t quite like she thought. Those who oppose Zeus tend to disappear, or worse. And one day, Aphrodite decides she’s had enough…

From the award-winning author of Herc, this is the riveting tale of how a nobody became a goddess, and then planned to take down the most powerful god of them all.

LGBT Themes:

• Gender

Relevant Tags:

Mythology, Greek Mythology, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Retellings, Historical, Gender, Politics