Cyprus - Petra tou Romiou - The birth of Aphrodite
“The birth of Aphrodite from the foam of the sea of Cyprus”
It would be impossible for the Greeks not to create a goddess who would protect and personify natural beauty and physical perfection, two elements which the Greeks loved and worshipped so deeply. They created Aphrodite for this exact reason; she symbolizes eternal beauty and erotic feeling. Aphrodite, the goddess of love and of beauty, emerged from the soft foam of the sea. She made her appearance in Cyprus many millenniums ago, right next to the Rock of Romios (Petra tou Romiou), the huge rock that appears majestically on the shore of Cyprus.
The most prevalent myth concerning her origin is that she was born from the foam of the sea on a beautiful shore in Cyprus. From there, the wind of Zefiros with a soft breeze pushed her to the sea, in the white foam waves. She was welcomed by the ‘Hours’ (the seasons of the year). They dressed her with beautifully decorated dresses of porphyries and silk. They platted her rich hair and they fixed it with a gold buckle. They decorated her fair neck with gold necklaces and her ears with pearl earrings.
It was only during my second visit of Cyprus that I have timed my journey right and decided to spend late afternoon and evening at this wonderful place, hoping for some great results. Entire evening has indeed turned out to be better than expected. This photo was taken bit later than my previous shot from this place. Silky smooth sea effect was reached with 30s exposure time.
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, f/16, 30 sec (30), ISO 200, 18 mm
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Christian Davies (51 months ago | reply)
very moody like it alot !
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Beatiful and perfect!!
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Beautiful soft tones, excellent capture!!
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wonderful work!
Aphrodite's rock, a beautiful place in Paphos , Cyprus.
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I keep staring at the top right rock, it looks as if it is falling of the lake it is situated. I nice optical illusion you created Lucie. Love the colors and composition.
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very nice, I really like the color with the 30 sec look of the water.
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