Meaning of APHRODITE
| Pronunciation: | | `afru'dItee
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| | Definition: | | [n] goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus |
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| | Synonyms: | | Cytherea |
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| | Definition: | | Aphrodite
Allende wrote this book as a way of reconnecting with the world after the death of her daughter. An infectious celebration of life, lust, and food, it provides recipes for aphrodisiacs, as well as poems, stories, personal anecdotes, and tips on how to attract a mate. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Aph`ro*di"te\, n. [Gr. ?.]
1. (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding
to the Venus of the Romans.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large marine annelid, covered with long,
lustrous, golden, hairlike set[ae]; the sea mouse.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A beautiful butterfly ({Argunnis Aphrodite}) of
the United States.
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| | Related Terms: | | Adonis, Agdistis, Amor, Apollo, Apollo Belvedere, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Astarte, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, Balder, Ceres, Cleopatra, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Eros, Freya, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, Hebe, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, houri, Hymen, Hyperion, Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kama, Kore, Kronos, Love, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Mithras, Momus, Narcissus, Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, peri, Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhea, Saturn, Tellus, the Graces, Venus, Venus de Milo, Vesta, Vulcan, Zeus |
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