{"def":{"lit":"boiling, hot","short":"Paphus, a place in Cyprus","long":["a maritime city on the west end of Cyprus, with a harbor"]},"deriv":"of uncertain derivation","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈpɑ.fos","ipa_mod":"ˈpɑ.fows","sbl":"paphos","dic":"PA-fose","dic_mod":"PA-fose"},"comment":"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."}