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Aphrodite

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Aph·ro·di·te  (fr-dt)
n. Greek Mythology
The goddess of love and beauty. Also called Cytherea.
[Greek Aphrodt, of Phoenician origin; see tr in Semitic roots.]
aph·ro·di·te  (fr-dt)
n.
A brightly colored butterfly (Argynnis aphrodite) of North America.
[From Aphrodite.]
Aphrodite [ˌæfrəˈdaɪtɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus Roman counterpart Venus Also called Cytherea
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AphroditeAphrodite - goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Cytherea
Translations
Aphrodite [ˌæfrəʊˈdaɪtɪ] N → Afrodita
Aphrodite [ˌæfrəˈdaɪtɪ] n → Afrodite f


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The lines (247-255) in which Aphrodite tells of her humiliation and grief are specially noteworthy.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
It was, he explained, the name given to a favourite buffet at the Hotel Aphrodite, which was served by twelve wonderful girls, not one under six feet in height, and all with the most glorious golden hair.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
--you played the austere, the insensible in the presence of an Aphrodite so exquisite?
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
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