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(adj.adj.) : Păphos (-us), i, f., = Πάφος
* A city on the island of Cyprus, sacred to Venus, with a celebrated temple of Venus, the modern Baffo, Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 2, 96, 97, § 210; Tac. H. 2, 2: est celsa mihi Paphos,Verg. A. 10, 51: illa Paphon veterem linquens,Stat. Th. 5, 61: qui eum de Pharsalicā fugā Paphum persecuti sunt,Cic. Phil. 2, 15, 39.—Hence
* Păphĭă-cus, a, um, adj., Paphian, Avien. Perieg. 227.
* Păphĭē, ēs, f., the Paphian, i. e. Venus: sive cupis Paphien,Mart. 7, 74, 4; Aus. Idyll. 14, 21.
* A sort of lettuce that grew on the island of Cyprus, Col. 10, 193.
* Păphĭus, a, um, adj., Paphian: Paphiae myrti,Ov. A. A. 3, 181: Paphia Venus,Tac. H. 2, 2: lampades,the planet Venus,Stat. S. 5, 4, 8: Nicocles,of Paphos,Plin. 11, 37, 63, § 167.—In plur.: Păphii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Paphos, Cic. Fam. 13, 48.
* Paphii thyrsi, the stalks of the Cyprian lettuce, Col. 10, 370.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
Păphos | -us (noun M) : or , , , = Πάφος
* Son of Pygmalion, and founder of the city of Paphos (v. 2. Paphos), Ov. M. 10, 297; Hyg. Fab. 242.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary