Paphia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Paphia () may refer to the following:

Paphia, a Cypriot nymph who became the mother of King Cinyras by Eurymedon.Scholia ad Pindar, Pythian Ode 2.28 Otherwise, Cinyras' parentage was attributed to the following: Sandocus and Pharnace,Apollodorus, 3.14.3 or Amathousa,Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Amathous or ApolloHesychius of Alexandria, s.v. Kinyras; also scholia on Theocritus, Idyll 1.109 or lastly, Paphos.Hyginus, Fabulae 242, 270 & 275 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.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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