{"product_id":"aphrodite","title":"Aphrodite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I’m a liar, to begin with.' I wasn’t always a goddess, you see.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy only real power was my beauty – you’ll have heard. It’s legendary. But that was never going to be enough for me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt took a web of lies to convince the gods of Olympus I was one of them. But I did. I was that good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZeus 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd this bit’s not a lie… I intended to win. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenicia Rogerson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56220594045315,"sku":"9780008589905","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2025-08-12T130035.542.png?v=1755000068","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/aphrodite","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}