A Herring Gull at the Southern limits
of it's range passes over the Petra Tou Romiou ...rock of the Greek, in Cyprus, where the Goddess of
Love Aphrodite was born in the Sea foam. I spent a week camping here as a 16
year old soldier, I saw a Harrier jet crash there during an air force exercise
involving Canberra bombers and Harriers over the sea. Pilot had ejected, maybe
the gods didn't appreciate bombs exploding over the sea there! It is best known
around the world as Aphrodite's Rock. There is a myth that anyone who swims
around Aphrodite's rock will be blessed with eternal beauty, I did that a few
times I know, it didn't do my looks much good though! The rock in the foreground
is the Saracen rock, legend has it that a Byzantine hero Digenis Akritas
thrown it there at the Saracen invaders ships.
All Sea birds are sacred to
Aphrodite.
20 x 16 inch Acrylic on canvas
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