Paphia : epithet of Aphrodite, who had a sanctuary at Paphos.
... pursuing and light through the figures of grace and of rhythm,- Forms shall he mould for men's eyes that the earth has forgotten and mourns for. Mould even the workings of Pallas to commune with Paphia's sweetness. Mould Hephaestus' craft in the gaze of the gold Aphrodke,- Only my form he pursues that I wear for a mortal enchantment, He to whom now thou givest the world, the Ionian, the ...
... pursuing and light through the figures of grace and of rhythm,– Forms shall he mould for men's eyes that the earth has forgotten and mourns for, Mould even the workings of Pallas to commune with Paphia's sweetness, Mould Hephaestus' craft in the gaze of the gold Aphrodite,– Only my form he pursues that I wear for a mortal enchantment, He to whom now thou givest the world, the Ionian, the Hellene ...
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