Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn3023

The beach of Aphrodite

Waves breaking in white foam over dark wet sand on a beach, printed as a plate titled The beach of Aphrodite.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3023. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A close, slanted view of waves curling into bands of white foam across a dark, wet sand beach. A bright sheen lies on the shallow water at the left, and several surf lines run diagonally across the frame. A strip of printed text runs along the bottom edge of the page below the photograph.

English, as on the record

THE BEACH OF APHRODITE. Wylie Carpenter. "I sing of Venus crown'd with gold, renown'd For faire: that Cyprus guards, by Neptune bound. Her in soft foam mild-breathing Zephyr bore On murmuring waves unto that fruitful shore." Homer, Hymn to Aphrodite

English, as on the record

THE BEACH OF APHRODITE. Wylie Carpenter. "I sing of Venus crown'd with gold, renown'd For faire: that Cyprus guards, by Neptune bound. Her in soft foam mild-breathing Zephyr bore On murmuring waves unto that fruitful shore." Homer, Hymn to Aphrodite

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)