Paphia (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Paphia (Ancient Greek: Παφία) may refer to the following:
- Paphia, a Cypriot nymph who became the mother of King Cinyras by Eurymedon.[1] Otherwise, Cinyras’ parentage was attributed to the following: (1) Sandocus and Pharnace,[2] (2) Amathousa,[3] (3) Apollo[4] or lastly, (4) Paphos.[5]
- Paphia, a surname of Aphrodite, derived from the celebrated temple of the goddess at Paphos in Cyprus. A statue of Aphrodite Paphia also stood in the sanctuary of Ino, between Oetylus and Thalamae in Laconia.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Scholia ad Pindar, Pythian Ode 2.28
- ^ Apollodorus, 3.14.3
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Amathous
- ^ Hesychius of Alexandria, s.v. Kinyras; also scholia on Theocritus, Idyll 1.109
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 242, 270 & 275
- ^ Homeric Hymns, Hymn to Aphrodite 59; Pausanias, 3.36; Apollodorus; 3.14.3; Strabo, 14.6.3 (p. 683); Tacitus, Historiae 2.2
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