Παφία
Paphia

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-02-06
Primary meaning Venus
Literal translation Paphian one
Variants
Παφία Paphia
Παφίη Paphiē poetic form
Edited by
Venus planet

ἢ Διὸς ἢ Παφίης ἐν σχήμασι μαρτυρεόντων ἢ καὶ συνεσσομένων

‘With Jupiter or the Paphian (Venus) witnessing in configurations or even being together (in the same sign)’

— Dorotheus 5.6.1–7.2

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 1st cent. CE?
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Παφία (Lemma #2862). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2862/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Παφία (Lemma #2862). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2862/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Παφία (Lemma #2862). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2862/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) Παφία (Lemma #2862), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2862/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2862,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Παφία ({Lemma} #2862)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2862/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2862/},
}