Paphos

American  

[pay-fos] / ˈpeɪ fɒs /

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Cyprus.

2. Classical Mythology. Also Paphus the son of Pygmalion, who inherited the throne of Cyprus.

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Paphos ¹ British  

/ ˈpafɒs /

noun

1. 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)

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Paphos ² British  

/ ˈpeɪfɒs, ˈpeɪfəs /

noun

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

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Paphos

More than 60 flights had been cancelled at Larnaca and Paphos airports, the official added.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Cyprus's ANT1 news outlet said the suspect was thought to have had RAF Akrotiri under surveillance, as well as Cyprus's own Andreas Papandreou Air Base in the western region of Paphos since mid-April.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025

The court in Paphos gave him a two-year jail term.

From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2023

Classes will begin this autumn in accommodations offered by Paphos municipality before the first phase of the campus is finished.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

It was enough Merely to sigh—and fear her innocence Can only seem simple as dew again If you wed freely Camarin of Paphos.

From Yolanda of Cyprus by Cale Young Rice

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