Mighty Aphrodite adds to Cyprus appeal

LEGEND has it Aphrodite was born when the Greek god Uranus was castrated by his son Cronus, who threw his father’s severed genitals into the sea.

The water immediately began to churn and slowly from the aphros (or ‘sea foam’) a new Goddess of love rose majestically to the surface, riding on a sea shell.

Golf, of course, was probably not the first thought on the mind of the legendary beauty as she made her dramatic entry to the world of immortals; but she may well be entertained to know that thousands of years later people are still desperately searching for their balls at Aphrodite Hills.