Edit: In Greek mythology, the goddess Venus was "born" at the island of Cyprus. "Venus (Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty, was the daughter of Jupiter and Dione. Others say that Venus sprang from the foam of the sea. The zephyr wafted her along the waves to the Isle of Cyprus ..."
Bullfinch's Mythology, http://www.bartleby.com/181/011.html [/edit]

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cyprian: adj 2: resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [synonyms listed]

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