Paphos (-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, Paphia-cus, a, um, adj., Paphian, Avien. Perieg. 227.

— Paphiē, 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.

— Paphius, 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.: Paphii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Paphos, Cic. Fam. 13, 48.

— Paphii thyrsi, the stalks of the Cyprian lettuce, Col. 10, 370.