Paphian


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Paphian

(ˈpeɪfɪən)
adj
1. (Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to Paphos
2. (Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to Aphrodite
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) literary of sexual love
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Paphian Sun Hotel in Paphos, which was closed for a long time, was bought by the Cypriot hotel company Atlantica Hotels and Resorts for EUR 15 mln and is currently being renovated with plans to open its doors in the summer of 2019.
The Paphian artist prays to Venus for the image to come to life and is ecstatic when the ivory turns to flesh under his embrace.
Paphian Cythera [Aphrodite] came through the sea to Knidos Wishing to see her own image.
The establishment of Nea Paphos prevented the great pan-Cypriot sanctuary of Paphian Aphrodite, located at Palaipaphos, approximately sixteen kilometers east of the newly established capital, from exercising its traditional political role in the region.
The couple arrived alone in Cyprus on Monday morning and were staying at the Paphian Sun Holiday Village in Kissonerga.
The couple had been staying at Paphian Sun Holiday Village in Kissonerga.
Or seven nights for pounds 345pp in Cyprus at the Paphian Bay Hotel, half-board.
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FERDY MURPHY continued his good run when Paphian Bay won a dramatic opener at Wetherby.
He quoted an anonymous poet who spoke of how the 'Paphian Venus driven from the west,/In Polynesian groves long undisturbed/Her shameful rites and orgies foul maintained (25)'.