Petra tou Romiou  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search  Coordinates: 34°39′49″N 32°37′37″E﻿ /
﻿34.663517°N 32.62697°E﻿ / 34.663517; 32.62697  The Rock of the
Greek (background), with the Saracen Rock in the foreground
Giorgio Vasari: The Mutilation of Uranus by Saturn (Cronus)
Petra tou Romiou (Rock of the Greek[2]), also known as
Aphrodite's Rock,[3] is a sea stack in Pafos, Cyprus. The
combination of the beauty of the area and its status in
mythology as the birthplace of Aphrodite makes it a popular
tourist location.[4]  The sea in this region is generally rough,
persuading tourists not to swim there. It is not permitted to
climb the rock. A restaurant, a tourist pavilion and the
Aphrodite Hills resort are nearby.   According to one legend,
this rock is the site of the birth of the goddess Aphrodite,
perhaps owing to the foaming waters around the rock fragments,
and for this reason it is known as Aphrodite's Rock.[3] Gaia
(Mother Earth) asked one of her sons, Cronus, to mutilat