Paphos in Cyprus, according to ancient legend, is where Aphrodite, the goddess of love, first stepped on to dry land. She had been born in the waves after the genitals of her father, Uranus, were ...

Thousands of years ago, Aphrodite is said to have risen from the sea on the rocky shores of western Cyprus. Later, in 37 B.C., Marc Antony offered the island as a gift to Cleopatra. Indeed, romance ...