Lapathus (Phoenician: 𐤋‬𐤐‬𐤔, romanized: LPŠ;[1] Ancient Greek: Λάπαθος, Lápathos),[2] also recorded as Lapethus (Λάπηθος, Lápēthos),[3][4] Lepethis (Ληπηθίς, Lēpēthís),[5] and Lapithus (Λάπιθος, Lápithos),[6] was an ancient Cypriot, Phoenician and Greek town near present-day Lampousa and Karavas.

[7][8] Due to lack of evidence, researchers had not been sure weather the Phoenician name of the city was LPṬ (with Teth) or LPT (with Taw);[9][10] recent findings, such as inscriptions and coins with legends, provide the clear reading LPŠ.

[11] Nonnus claimed the name derived from an eponymous Lapathus, a follower of Dionysus.

[2] He adds that it was situated opposite to the town of Nagidus in Cilicia and possessed a harbour and docks.

[2] It was situated in the north of the island, on a river of the same name and in a district called Lapethia (Λαπηθία, Lapēthía).