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

After her death in December 2021, Mrs Hunter was buried near their home in Tremithousa, near Paphos.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

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

From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2023

There is reason to believe that at Paphos images of the conical stone were made and sold as largely as were effigies of Diana of the Ephesians.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous