A Greek Seduction


She has no idea who Iannis really is, and when he finds out that she's a journalist, he can only assume that she's out to destroy his closely guarded privacy So he decides to take slow, pleasurable revenge Paperback , Harlequin Presents , pages. Published March by Harlequin first published August To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book.

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One of the daughters of Oceants and Thetis. Ancient artists and poets explored this connection in their works. Later on, when she was older, Cassandra returned to the temple, and Apollo appeared to her. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. There is actually more than one Galatea in Greek mythology, but one of them was the love interest of a cyclops named Polyphemus. Roxanne rated it it was amazing Sep 16, Sherry Whitman rated it liked it Aug 23,

Esta historia narra el placer de una mujer por su trabajo y la soledad. Y el amor de un hombre por la tranquilidad y su respeto por sus antepasados. Feb 24, Sandra rated it it was amazing Shelves: Highly enjoyable read by Susan Stephens. Feb 09, Kay rated it really liked it Shelves: Three weeks have quickly gone by, and Charlotte is struggling to find inspiration for an article; until she spies Iannis Kiriakis, a man so absolutely stunning he could easily be a Greek God. And as he and the other fishermen set their nets, Charlotte begins her fantasy and words begin to flow on paper.

Iannis is curious of the beautiful woman and se 4 Stars!

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Iannis is curious of the beautiful woman and sets out to meet her. Instantly the sparks fly, and Iannis begins his seduction. Charlotte feels guilty that she's writing an article drawing on her experiences with him. Iannis too is keeping a secret, he's not a run-of-the-mill fisherman, he's a shipping magnate with interests around the world. And when he discovers the article Charlotte is writing, he is furious. Stephens has written a very enjoyable story that sweeps you up.

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Iannis is very cynical and immediately draws conclusions that place Charlotte in a dark light. It's very important to him to hold on to the privacy of his island retreat. Charlotte is determined to never be a doormat to a man again, and she battles her will against Iannis. Stephens artfully allows us to see into both Charlotte and Iannis which helps make the seven day romance credible. I love Charlotte's spunk! At times she is quite fearless. Some say he was born that way, courtesy of his parents, Aphrodite and Hermes. But others tell a different tale.

According to some legends, it was all thanks to a nymph named Salmacis. One day, she was relaxing in her little river when, suddenly, she spotted Hermaphroditus. She was immediately smitten with the boy, but sadly, he did not return her love.

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In Greek mythology, Peitho is the goddess who personifies persuasion and seduction. Her Roman name is Suadela or Suada. Pausanias reports that after the. A love deity is a deity in mythology associated with sexual love, lust or sexuality. Love deities motherhood and family; Peitho, personification of persuasion and seduction; Pan, god of the wild, shepherds and Venus, the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite; Cupid, the Roman equivalent of the Greek god.

As soon as he hit the water, Salmacis took a chance and grabbed hold of the boy. Unfortunately for Hermaphroditus, they granted her wish. Hermaphroditus and Salmacis were combined into one body, and when he came out of the river, Hermaphroditus was both man and woman.

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Evidently, they had other things to do that day. Neither was Arethusa, for that matter. After all, she was a follower of Artemis, so she was clearly against the whole marriage and love thing.

Unfortunately, Arethusa chose to swim in his river one day, and he tried to take her. The goddess responded by transforming Arethusa into a spring, thus creating an underground channel that ended near Syracuse. However, since Alpheus was a water deity, he transformed himself into a river and went down the same channel, mingling with her waters in Sicily. So in the end, she was never truly free of him. A psychopomp and messenger to the gods, Hermes was an oversexed deity who fell in love with Apemosyne , a princess of Crete and daughter of Catreus who, in turn, was the son of King Minos.

During a trip to Rhodes, Apemosyne was spotted by Hermes, and the god started chasing after her. However, she was much faster and managed to elude the trickster.

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But Hermes was well-known for his cleverness and mischievous nature. He laid some hides down along a road, knowing the princess would walk down this path to bathe in the nearby river. And when she appeared, Apemosyne slipped, giving Hermes a chance to have his way with her. After all, why would a god rape a mortal girl? Hephaestus was a deformed, ugly blacksmith, but his parentage is up for debate. Because of his lameness, Hera threw him from Mt.

Olympus, and he was raised by his Titan aunts, Thetis and Eurynome. While he eventually married Aphrodite, Hephaestus once attempted to rape Athena, but that failed miserably.

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Instead, his semen fell to Earth aka the goddess Gaea and out sprang a child. Interestingly, Athena held no ill will against Hephaestus for trying to take away her precious virginity, and she acted as a foster mother for his new child. Greek deities could occasionally be pretty cool. Peitho's ancestry is somewhat unclear. According to Hesiod in the Theogony , Peitho was the daughter of the Titans Tethys and Oceanus , [1] which would make her an Oceanid and therefore sister of such notable goddesses as Dione , Doris , and Metis.

However, Hesiod's classification of Peitho as an Oceanid is contradicted by other sources.

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When Zeus ordered the creation of the first woman, Pandora , it was Peitho and the Charities who put golden necklaces around her neck, and the rich-haired Hours crowned Pandora's head with spring flowers. Nonnus also lists Peitho as the wife of Hermes, the messenger of the gods.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the sea nymph named Peitho, see Oceanids. For the asteroid, see Peitho.