Price:
£7.95 / Euros 10 ISBN 0 948853
26 3 Paperback
This book is written by a leading Cypriot artist Stass Paraskos
and is introduced by the Late Viscount Tonypandy, a frequent
traveller to Cyprus who wrote "... Greek mythology provides
an eternal fascination ... Stass Paraskos, one of Cyprus'
most distinguished artists, provides in this book an exciting
recital of the influence Greek mythology has brought to bear
on Greek Cyrpriot development ..."
The book is divided into the following chapters:
1) About the birth, the children and the followers of Aphrodite,
her husband and the Trojan war
2) Pygmalion and Galatea, Kinyras, Adonis, the Cinyraid dynasty,
sacrifices, Sacred Prostitution, Divination
and the Rites of Aphrodite in general.
3) The adventurous travels of Bronteas - a pilgrim to Palea
paphos.
4) Surviving influences of Aphrodite's cult
Total 160 pages, 44 colour photos, 50 black and white illustrations.
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