Aphrodite from Cyprus on a Rock - Petra tou Romiou - Mythical Birthplace - Cold Cast Bronze Resin

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Details:
Condition: New
Material: Cold Cast Bronze Resin
Height: 15 cm -5,9 inches
Width: 15 cm - 5,9 inches
Length: 11 cm - 4,3 inches
Weight: 650 g

Aphrodite’s mythical birthplace ‘Petra tou Romiou’ is an interesting geological formation of huge rocks along one of the most beautiful coastlines on the island, located on the southwest coast of the Pafos (Paphos) district, in Cyprus.
According to the legend, the Ancient Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty - Aphrodite - was born of the sea foam here. Legend tells that she rose from the waves and was escorted on a shell to this particular beach.
It is said that in certain weather conditions, the waves rise, break and form a column of water that dissolves into a pillar of foam. With imagination, this momentarily looks like an ephemeral, evanescent human shape. Other popular myths tell that swimming around the rock three times will bring various blessings, including eternal youth and beauty, good luck, fertility and true love.