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Webster 1913 Edition
Aphrodite
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Aphˊro-di′te
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
(Classic Myth.)
The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.
2.
(Zool.)
A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse.
3.
(Zool.)
A beautiful butterfly (
Argunnis Aphrodite
) of the United States. Webster 1828 Edition
Aphrodite
APH'RODITE
,Noun.
APH'RODITE
,Definition 2024
Aphrodite
Aphrodite
English
Aphrodite
Alternative forms
- Aphrodité (obsolete)
Proper noun
Aphrodite
- (Greek mythology) The goddess of beauty and love,[1] born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.[2] Her Roman counterpart is Venus.
- A female given name
Derived terms
Translations
Greek goddess
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See also
References
- ↑ Webster's College Dictionary, Random House, 2001
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology, Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986
Anagrams
aphrodite
aphrodite
English
stevensite sample, labelled aphrodite
Alternative forms
Noun
aphrodite (uncountable)
- (mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.