Paphos

American  

[pey-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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Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Paphos airport in western Cyprus was also evacuated but later got the all clear and was operating as normal, an airport official said.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

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

Our Apostle of the uncircumcised, or of the district in which the Gentiles were converted, having quitted his brethren, commenced his course of miracles at Paphos.

From Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul by Annet, Peter