Παφία

Paphia
Greek · noun
variant Παφίη : Paphiē
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2025-02-06

Meanings
Literal translation
Paphian one
Categories
planet
Related Lemmata 12

1. Venus

1.a 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: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2862,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Παφία ({Lemma} #2862)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2862/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2862/},
}