I.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,
B. Păphĭē , ēs, f., the Paphian, i. e. Venus: “sive cupis Paphien,” Mart. 7, 74, 4; Aus. Idyll. 14, 21.—
2. A sort of lettuce that grew on the island of Cyprus, Col. 10, 193. —
C. 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.—
2. Paphii thyrsi, the stalks of the Cyprian lettuce, Col. 10, 370.
