| If you know even a little about Cyprus or
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| | mind that she was already the ultimate
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| Greek mythology the chances are you will
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| | embodiment of female beauty anyway.
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| have heard of the Goddess of love, beauty
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| | Amongst her many lovers (she was a bit of
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| and sexual rapture Athrodite. Legend
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| | a girl) were Gods but she also took
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| tells that she was the result of the
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| | mortal lovers too the most famous being
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| castration of the God Uranus which was
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| | Adonis. Some of her Sons are Eros,
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| carried out by his son Cronus (perhaps it
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| | Anteros, Hymenaios and Aeneas through her
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| was the way those Gods raised their kids)
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| | union with her Trojan lover Anchisess.
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| with a sickle. Owch! Anyway Cronus threw
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| | What can I say? It's a typical story of a
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| the severed genitals into the sea where
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| | beautiful woman wreaking havoc amongst
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| they foamed up which in turn gave birth
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| | the male population, causing wars and
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| to Aphrodite. The word "athros" or sea
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| | several spoilt dinners to boot. Her
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| foam giving rise to the translation
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| | festival was Aphrodisiac (now you know
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| Athrodite or deity of foam.
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| | where that comes from) which was
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| Anyways, Cyprus comes into the picture
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| | celerbrated in several places in Greece
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| because Aphrodite was carried by the sea
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| | including Athens and Corinth. Her
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| and came ashore on the Island and some
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| | priestesses where not prostitutes but
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| legends claim she rode on a giant clam
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| | sexual intercourse with them was
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| shell. In fact some Greek mythology refer
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| | considered a form of worship to the
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| to her as Cytherea or Kypros for this
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| | Goddess herself. There you go then, now
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| very reason. Zeus (the top God) was
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| | you can impress all your friends or even
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| worried that the other Gods would fight
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| | fellow tourist with your factual
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| over Aphrodite's hand in marriage so he
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| | knowledge of Aphrodite. When you visit
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| took the liberty of marring her of to
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| | Cyprus be sure to take a trip out to her
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| Hephaestus the smith God. Boy was he
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| | alleged birth place a few kilometers
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| knocked out? Scruffy old black smith weds
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| | outside of Paphos. The view from the
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| Goddess of love, beauty and sexual
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| | cliffs is indeed spectacular and there is
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| rapture! Had his boat come in or what?
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| | a resturant bar with a great view point
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| Hephaestus was over the moon and as a
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| | where you can relax with a cool drink.
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| sign of his love for Aphrodite he used
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| | You will see the "rock of Aphrodite"
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| all his skills as a smith to fashion her
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| | itself just off the coast. The local
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| a beautiful bejeweled girdle with fine
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| | legend states that if you swim around the
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| gold filigree. He even wove magic into
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| | rock at midnight during the full moon
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| the gold filigree which was a big mistake
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| | Aphrodite will make you ten years younger
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| on his part. The problem was that when
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| | if the exercise doesn't kill you off
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| ever Aphrodite wore the girdle she would
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| | first that is. Enjoy Cyprus and don't
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| become sexually irresistible bearing in
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| | forget to visit the rock of Aphrodite.
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