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Image Aphrodite and the Duke By J.J. McAvoy My mom’s historical romances introduced me to the genre, back in the 1980s (shout out to Judith McNaught).
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Tia Williams, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
As the story goes, Aphrodite was rushing toward her beloved mortal lover, Adonis, and stepped on a thorn from a white rose on her way to him.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Sorvino, who won an Oscar for her performance in Mighty Aphrodite just two years before Romy and Michele, recently starred with Courtney Cox and Greg Kinnear in Starz’s supernatural series Shining Vale.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Ichi the Killer peacock Mighty Aphrodite Year: 1995 Runtime: 1h 34m
Director: Woody Allen
Peacock added an array of Woody Allen movies recently, and Mighty Aphrodite is the best of the bunch, a film that won Mira Sorvino an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
According to legend, Paris’ decision—and Aphrodite’s promise to reward him with the love of Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world—soon sparked the Trojan War.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The goddess Aphrodite is your cosmic companion for the next few weeks, Pisces.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
In Greek mythology, Adonis was a handsome mortal man who fell in love with Aphrodite.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 Nov. 2024
In some myths, Aphrodite is storied to have met her lover Adonis here, at what are now called Aphrodite’s Baths...
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Tia Williams, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
As the story goes, Aphrodite was rushing toward her beloved mortal lover, Adonis, and stepped on a thorn from a white rose on her way to him.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Sorvino, who won an Oscar for her performance in Mighty Aphrodite just two years before Romy and Michele, recently starred with Courtney Cox and Greg Kinnear in Starz’s supernatural series Shining Vale.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Ichi the Killer peacock Mighty Aphrodite Year: 1995 Runtime: 1h 34m
Director: Woody Allen
Peacock added an array of Woody Allen movies recently, and Mighty Aphrodite is the best of the bunch, a film that won Mira Sorvino an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
According to legend, Paris’ decision—and Aphrodite’s promise to reward him with the love of Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world—soon sparked the Trojan War.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The goddess Aphrodite is your cosmic companion for the next few weeks, Pisces.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
In Greek mythology, Adonis was a handsome mortal man who fell in love with Aphrodite.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 Nov. 2024
In some myths, Aphrodite is storied to have met her lover Adonis here, at what are now called Aphrodite’s Baths...
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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