Petra Tou Romiou (Rock of the Greek), or Aphrodite’s Rock, is a sea stack in Paphos, famous coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus. In greek mythology, Petra Tou Romiou has been regarded as the birthplace of Aphrodite. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. This myth has been most memorably depicted in Botticelli’s Birth of Venus (on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence). Photo source: ©© Collins Camera
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U.S. firm Noble Energy will soon begin exploratory drilling to confirm oil and gas deposits beneath the sea bed off Cyprus’ southern coast despite Turkey’s attempts to prevent such a move, the island’s president said on Tuesday…
