Aphrodite

'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.

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"Wit and verve, contrasting laugh-out-loud humour with moments of surprising tenderness" ―Luna McNamara, author of Psyche and Eros

"Aphrodite gives a human voice to the inhuman goddess that you can’t help but love" ―Lizzy Tiffin, author of Bad Girls of Ancient Greece

"If you’ve ever wondered what Tina Fey retelling your favorite myths would be like, Phoenicia Rogerson has the answer" ―Ian Doescher, author of the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series

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