Lady Godiva & Blinding Beauty, THE GODIVA SEDUCTION PIECE

  Everyone knows that Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty. But what you probably don't know is there was a lady in the 11th century named Lady Godiva who's beauty was so incredible that the mere sight of her naked body would cause you to go blind. As the story goes, she was known for her love of her city and the generous donations she would make to the churches and various charities. She learned that her husband, who was the Earl of Mercia had levied heavy taxes on the citizens of Coventry and was not happy. She asked him to lower the taxes and his reply was that he would do it only if she rode through town on a horse naked. Because she was so excited to help her people she instantly stripped naked. Before she started her ride she ordered all the townspeople to stay in their homes and not to peek at her. One man, named Tom did not listen and when he peeked to see her naked beauty he was struck blind. This might even be where the term peeking Tom came from. This piece is embedded wi