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Paphos – notes

Paphos, Cyprus. Excavations lead by Polish Archaeological mission, Warsaw University.

Mosaic from the House of Aion, panneau with the trial of Marsyas

Photo: CC/Flickr.com | Christopher Rose
source https://www.unesco.nl/nl/erfgoed/paphos
Roman Mosaics from the House of Aion, Kato Pafos Archaeological Site, Paphos, Cyprus
Photo source
Roman Mosaics from the House of Aion, Kato Pafos Archaeological Site, Paphos, Cyprus
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/10/02/the-roman-mosaic-from-the-house-of-aion-in-paphos/
Mosaic “Baby Dionysos in Hermes lap”, House of Aion, Nea Paphos, Cyprus
Photo source https://dtcox.com/report-on-cyprus
Small statuette of two Aphrodites in marble of
different colors, 2014
Photo M. Jawornicki

Aphrodite Urania and Aphrodite Pandemos  Circa ca. 100 – 300 CE. The statuettes were found by Polish archaeologists in Room 18 of the “Villa of Theseus” in Nea Paphos, during excavations in 1966-1967, they are held in the Paphos Archaeological Museum, Cyprus.

Dual statue of Aphrodite Urania, (with a starry cloak) and Aphrodite Pandemos (or possibly Aphrodite Chthonia) represents celestial and earthly love.

UW Nea Pafos booklet http://www.old.pcma.uw.edu.pl/fileadmin/template/main/file/Nea_Paphos_50years/Nea_Paphos_booklet.pdf