A geological formation of mammoth rocks off the southwest coast in the Paphos district, this is one of the most breath taking natural sites on the island, associated with the goddess of love Aphrodite, the ancient Greek precursor of the Roman goddess Venus. It is here, by the Rock of Aphrodite, that the goddess arose from the foaming sea and was spirited away on a seashell. To this day, locals say that sometimes the waves break, swirl and rise up in columns of water that fall back and dissolve into sea foam, conjuring up shapes that assume human form.