| Aphrodite is the mythological Greek Goddess of love | | | | where the word erotic is taken (I leave you to work |
| who legend has it was born out of the sea. According | | | | that one out). |
| to Greek mythology Aphrodite was the Goddess of | | | | The festival of Aphrodite was called Aphrodisiac (mm |
| love beauty and sexual rapture (ooh ah!) born when | | | | that's where it came from) her priestesses |
| Uranus the farther of the gods was castrated by | | | | represented her and to have sex with them was |
| Cronus his son. Not a very family orientated bunch | | | | considered an act of worship (Myrtle! book me a flight I |
| were they those Greek Gods? Anyway I digress, and | | | | am taking a religious pilgrimage) or reverence towards |
| it gets better. Cronus the dear loving son who | | | | this deity. Those Greeks sure new a thing or two |
| chopped off his dads family jewels lobbed them into | | | | about worshiping the Gods and the Gods themselves |
| the sea where they foamed up into a veritable lather | | | | were not slow in the romance stakes either. |
| which produced Aphrodite and transported her to | | | | So now you know a bit about Aphrodite and her |
| Cyprus. I think the name Aphrodite is actually | | | | chums in Greek God land how about you visit where |
| connected to the word foam or aphros and Chythera | | | | it's all at. If you are planning on taking a holiday inn |
| is a rough translation of Cyprus or Kypris. | | | | Cyprus be sure to stop by and check out the rock of |
| Well, It sure beats cheap charter flights and queing at | | | | Aphrodite. Situated about 12 Kilometers outside of |
| airport check ins to get to the beautiful Island of | | | | Paphos town close to the mountain/coast road you |
| Cyprus for your holidays. Anyway, Zeus the top God | | | | will find a great little restuarant on the cliff edge |
| was a trifle worried that the other Gods would fight | | | | overlooking the Mediterrainian ocean. There are some |
| over Aphrodites hand in marriage so he beat them to | | | | large rocks which are said to be the place where |
| it by giving her to Hephaestus the God who fashioned | | | | Athrodite was born. The legend claims that if you |
| the weapons as a black smith. Hephaestus was a | | | | swim around these rocks during a full moon you will |
| steady hard working plodder whilst Aphrodite was a | | | | become 10 years younger (if you don't kill yourself |
| bit of a party animal and girl around town. Despite all | | | | climbing down the cliffs first). |
| this he loved her and using his skills as a black smith he | | | | There are different versions of the Aphrodite story |
| knocked up (probably in his spare time) a beautiful | | | | and lots of local legends have grown out of it over the |
| jeweled girdle with magic powers in gold filigree for her | | | | years but the official version is well narrated by the |
| to wear. Bad move Hephaesus, the girdle made her | | | | ancient Greek scholar Hesiod. Whatever version you |
| irresistible and she took many lovers not just amongst | | | | choose to accept be sure to see the place for |
| the Gods but mortals too. The most famous being | | | | yourself, sort the history then chill out at the restaurant |
| Adonis who gave her many sons including Eros from | | | | with a nice cool beer. |