• CYPRUS: Myth and Cult of Aphrodite on Cyprus

    CYPRUS: Myth and Cult of Aphrodite on Cyprus

    Myth has it that Aphrodite, the Olympian goddess of love, beauty, pleasure and procreation, arose from the sea foam on the south-western coast of Cyprus. References in ancient authors and archaeological evidence may prove that Aphrodite and her cult originated in Cyprus. What is certain is that throughout antiquity Aphrodite was worshiped on Cyprus. There…