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  Aphrodite The Mythology of Cyprus   by Stass Paraskos
 
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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.