of uncertain derivation; Paphus, a place in Cyprus:--Paphos.
Paphos = "boiling or hot"
- a maritime city on the west end of Cyprus, with a harbour. It was the residence of a Roman proconsul. "Old Paphos" was noted for the worship and shrine of Venus (Aphrodite) and lay some 7 miles (10 km) to the south-east of it.
