The Sword of Eros

9 hrs. 25 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Elena Arsenyeva

Narrator Natalia Otrashevska

Timandra’s father died in the depths of the famous Cretan labyrinth, where he was looking for the treasures of ancient kings. One joy keeps the girl alive—she serves in the temple of the Great Goddess. But during her initiation, a terrible secret is revealed: the high priest and his lover Sardor intend to force the Cretans to worship Moloch, who demands human sacrifices.

Timandra exposed them, but now she must flee from Crete. The sailors sell her to a port brothel. Idomene—this is what they now called Timandra—was saved by the handsome Alcibiades. An image of Eros with a sword is stamped on the clasp of his cloak—and this sword struck Idomene-Timandra with deadly, passionate love. From now on, whatever she does—meeting men, helping robbers strip credulous townspeople, studying at a school of hetaerae, exposing lesbian killer women, living a wild courtesan’s life—she only dreams of a new meeting with Alcibiades. But she meets his twin brother, Chores…

So whom does Timandra love? And which of the two brothers will she be faithful to until the very last day of his life?

1. The Sanctuary of Love (narrated by Natalia Otrashevska) 2. The Sword of Eros 3. School of Courtesans (narrated by Victoria Senokosova)