When we first arrived in Limossol we took a beautiful drive along the coast to Aphrodite's birthplace.
Those rocks off of Julie's shoulder are the birthpalce of Aphrodite....yes, they are supposedly the genitals of Cronus.
Here is a better view.
Aphrodite is known as the Greek Goddess (Roman Venus) of
love, desire, beauty, fertility, the sea, and vegetation. It is said that when
Cronus was castrated by Uranus, and his part was thrown into the sea, Aphrodite
was thus born and arose on a large shell, which was then carried to land, thus
her name being translated "foam-risen". The sea nymphs dressed her
and adorned her with flowers and gold. She now represents Erotic Love as a form
of Divine influence, which has resulted in many men becoming capable of falling
in love with her. There are many other tales of Aphrodite, as her Roman name is
Venus, she is also known as the daughter of Zeus and Dione.
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