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Dione

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Di·o·ne  (d-n)
n.
1. Greek Mythology The mother of Aphrodite by Zeus.
2. A satellite of Saturn.

[Greek Din, from Zeus, Di-, Zeus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]

Dione1
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a Titaness; the earliest consort of Zeus and mother of Aphrodite

Dione2
n
(Astronomy) one of the larger satellites of the planet Saturn


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There she stayed them, unloosed them from the chariot, and gave them their ambrosial forage; but Venus flung herself on to the lap of her mother Dione, who threw her arms about her and caressed her, saying, "Which of the heavenly beings has been treating you in this way, as though you had been doing something wrong in the face of day?
 
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