Publisher's Synopsis
This book examines the mythology of the "goddess of love" from the time of the ancient Sumerians to the present. The thesis is that this goddess represents a remarkably consistent personality throughout this time span of several thousand years, and that the personality is not "nice." The mythological stories examined in the book include the well known stories of Greek and Roman mythology as well as many less well known ancient Greek stories and stories from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. The book also goes beyond mythology to consider stories from more recent times, including stories from the Middle Ages and our modern age. The style of the book is informal, but there are references to primary sources and to scholarly books and articles.
