Bettany Hughes

Jan 18, 2025 | theguardian.com | Bettany Hughes

Sitting on the Giza plateau, in the butter-light of sunset, I was asked by Mahmoud (owner of a camel called Michael Jordan) which was my second favourite of all of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Of course, the Great Pyramid of Giza (a renewed Insta hit now that a family of dogs has made it their skyscraper home) wins top slot hands down: its intricate chambers and shafts were originally coated in a polished limestone so bright it would have burned like silver in the desert.

Jan 14, 2025 | national-geographic.pl | Bettany Hughes

Spis treści:Skąd się wzięła bogini AfrodytaPrzodkowie AfrodytySkąd pochodzi imię AfrodytyOfiary dla bogini AfrodytyAfrodyta – panią rozkoszyWenus patronką PompejówGreccy bogowie olimpijscy byli nieokiełznaną, dysfunkcyjną rodziną. Uważano, że żyją na pięknych zboczach góry Olimp w północnej Grecji. Te nadprzyrodzone istoty wyglądały jak ludzie. Były jednak od nich większe i silniejsze.

Jan 9, 2025 | wsj.com | Bettany Hughes

The ancient Greeks named the world’s first created woman not Eve but kalon kakon—“the beautiful-evil thing,” in the words of the poet Hesiod. He came from Cyme, in modern-day Turkey, and flourished around the time of the epic poet Homer (ca. 750-650 B.C.).

Jan 9, 2025 | nationalgeographic.com | Bettany Hughes

The Greek Olympian gods were a wild, dysfunctional, divine family. Believed to live on the beautiful slopes of Mount Olympus in northern Greece, these supernatural creatures were thought to look like humans–only bigger, brighter, and stronger. The Olympian gods and goddesses incarnated human qualities such as wisdom (Athena), reason (Apollo), and love (Aphrodite), but they were far from perfect. They drank, had affairs, and spitefully meddled in the lives of humans.

Oct 4, 2024 | eventbrite.ca | Bettany Hughes |Nahlah Ayed

More tickets added due to popular demand!Award-winning historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes, joins us to discuss her new book, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: An Extraordinary New Journey Through History's Greatest Treasures. For generations, the Seven Wonders of the World have captured the imagination and stand as testaments to humanity's ambition and creativity.