Aphrodite
“Where are we?” asked Mateo, looking up and down a beach much different from the ones he was used to in Southern California. Rather than being an expanse of white sand, this one was hilly and rocky, with one particularly big boulder jutting out of the rough sea in front of them.
“This is Cyprus,” answered Hermes. “This is the most recent spot Helios saw Patrick.”
“My family and I used to vacation in Cyprus when I was little,” said Thanos, staring at the rock. “Things are pretty different, now, but that’s Aphrodite’s Rock, isn’t it? Ancient Cypriots used to tell tourists that was the spot from which Aphrodite first emerged from the sea.”
“Aphrodite?” asked Ardalos. “Let us be quick, then. No good can ever come from dealing with her.”
“I don’t mean to be rude, but what would y
