Above: Picture of Aphrodite

Cyprus is famously known for being the mythical birthplace of the Aphrodite – the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

It is said that the goddess emerged fully grown from the foam that gathered around the genitals of the god Ouranos (Uranus) after his son Cronos (Kronos) slashed it off.

Back then, it was believed that only Ge, the Earth and Ouranos existed. Cronos was told by his mother Ge to mutilate his father Ouranos. Cronos did as he was told and obeyed the order to chop off the testicles of his father and tossed it into the sea.