Paphos

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  1. 1
    A city in Cyprus, known in antiquity as the birthplace of Aphrodite.

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"Then back, rejoicing, through the liquid air / to Paphos and her home she flies away, / where, steaming with Sabaean incense rare, / an hundred altars breathe with garlands fresh and fair."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πάφος (Páphos).

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