Paphos

[ pey-fos ]

/ ˈpeɪ fɒs /

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noun

an ancient city in SW Cyprus.

Also Pa·phus

[pey-fuhs]. /ˈpeɪ fəs/. Classical Mythology. the son of Pygmalion, who inherited the throne of Cyprus.

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Words nearby Paphos

papery, papeterie, Paphian, Paphian Goddess, Paphlagonia, Paphos, Papiamento, papier collé, papier-mâché, papilionaceous, papilla

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How to use Paphos in a sentence

Yet neither is it on the south, but the west, since it lies on the western side, where are situated Paphos and Acamas.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
The next morning I reached Baffa (Paphos), a village not far distant from the site of the temple.
Eothen|A. W. Kinglake
She went to Cyprus, to Paphos, where her precinct is and fragrant altar, and passed into her sweet-smelling temple.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica|Homer and Hesiod
All Paphos, to me, seemed to dance; for the little loves danced over my head, and the flowers danced under my feet.
Rowlandson's Oxford|A. Hamilton Gibbs

Paphos is thine and Idalium, thine high Cythera; why meddlest thou with fierce spirits and a city big with war?
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil

British Dictionary definitions for Paphos (1 of 2)

Paphos¹

/ (ˈpafɒs) /

noun

a town in SW Cyprus, near the sites of two ancient cities: famous as the centre of Aphrodite worship and traditionally the place at which she landed after her birth among the waves. Pop: 53 060 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Paphos (2 of 2)

Paphos²

Paphus (ˈpeɪfəs)

/ (ˈpeɪfɒs) /

noun

Greek myth the son of Pygmalion and Galatea, who succeeded his father on the throne of Cyprus

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