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Păphĭăcus, a, um, Păphĭē, ēs, and Păphĭus, a, um, v. 2. Paphos.

2. 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,

  1. A. Păphĭă-cus, a, um, adj., Paphian, Avien. Perieg. 227.
  2. B. Păphĭē, ēs, f., the Paphian, i. e. Venus: sive cupis Paphien, Mart. 7, 74, 4; Aus. Idyll. 14, 21.
    1. 2. A sort of lettuce that grew on the island of Cyprus, Col. 10, 193.
  3. 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.
    1. 2. Paphii thyrsi, the stalks of the Cyprian lettuce, Col. 10, 370.