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Paphos


Paphos

(ˈpafɒs) n (Placename) 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)

Paphos

(ˈpeɪfɒs) or

Paphus

n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the son of Pygmalion and Galatea, who succeeded his father on the throne of Cyprus

Pa•phos

(ˈpeɪ fɒs)

n. an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
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ΠάφοςПафос

Paphos


Paphos

(pā`fŏs), two ancient cities, SW Cyprus, on the coast. Old Paphos was probably founded in the Mycenaean period by colonists from Greece or Phoenicia. Modern excavations have revealed ruins dating from 3000 B.C. New Paphos was 10 mi (16 km) to the northwest. An important seaport, it was the capital of Cyprus from the middle of the Hellenistic period until the time of Constantine.

Paphos

a village 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.: 32 575 (1992 est.)
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