Mythology, Places in Cyprus that Will Leave You Enchanted

 

Cyprus sits in the East Mediterranean front and center to its crystalline turquoise and cobalt blue waters. The island, shaped like a manta ray is associated with two legendary sea monsters. The Scylla, a known sea monster with a serpent’s body, six dog heads, and twelve limbs (known to have originated from Scilla, Calabria).

 

And Ayia Napa, a local sea monster said to be half crocodile, half serpent. Cyprus is also known as the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love, and is rich with a multi-layered past promising discovery of ancient treasures to the thousands who flock to its balmy shores.

 

There’s plenty of monster myth and legend to lure a traveler to Cyprus, along with centuries of Mycenaean, Persian and Ottoman history to explore. Here are a few must-see places in Cyprus that will leave you enchanted.

The Tombs of the Kings
The Tombs of the Kings

 

Places in Cyprus

 

Aphrodite's rock. Would you swim around three times?
Aphrodite’s rock. Would you swim around three times?

 

Aphrodite’s Rock, Paphos Coast

 

The goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite became worshiped as a cult figure with shrines built in her honor all over Greece (th