Look up: aphrodite

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   Aphrodite
   Greek goddess of love, beauty and fertility, also associated sometimes with seafaring and war. The Roman equivalent is Venus.
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   Aphrodite
   goddess of love and beauty; she favored Paris after he chose her as the most beautiful over Hera and Athena (Iliad); married to Hephaestus but loved Ares; mother of Aeneas by Anchises; identified with Venus in Rome;
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   Aphrodite
   Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love. The Romans called her Venus. In Greek mythology, Aphrodite was the goddess of love (equivalent to the Roman Venus, Phoenician Astarte and the Babylonian Ishtar). She is said to be either a daughter of Zeus or to have sprung from the foam of the sea. She was the unfaithful wife of Hephaestus, the god of fire, and the mother of Eros. Aphrodite surpassed all the other goddesses in beauty, and hence received the prize of beauty from Paris. She likewise had th...
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   Aphrodite
   [n] - goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology
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   Aphrodite
   In Greek mythology, the goddess of love (Roman Venus, Phoenician Astarte, Babylonian Ishtar). She is said to be either a daughter of Zeus (in Homer) or sprung from the foam of the sea (in Hesiod)....
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   Aphrodite
   Aph`ro·di'te noun [ Greek ....] 1. (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans. 2. (Zoology) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse. 3. (Zoology) A beautiful butterfly ( Argunnis Aphrodite ) of the United States.
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   aphrodite
   1. The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans. ... 2. <zoology> A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setae; the sea mouse. ... 3. <zoology> A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States. ... Origin: Gr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Aphrodite
   Cytherea noun goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
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   Aphrodite
   `Aphrodite` (; Ancient Greek: , Modern Greek: ) is the classical Greek goddess of love, lust, and beauty. She was also called `Kypris` and `Cytherea` after the two places, Cyprus and Cythera, which claimed her birth. Her Roman equivalent is the goddess Venus. Myrtle, dove, sparrow, and swan are sacred to her.
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    Aphrodite
    • (n.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans. • (n.) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setae; the sea mouse. • (n.) A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.
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    Aphrodite
    ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified with Venus by the Romans. The Greek word aphros means `foam,` and Hesiod relates in his ... [13 related articles]
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    Aphrodite
    Aphrodite is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Love, Beauty goddess` Where is it used? The name Aphrodite is mainly used In Greek Mythology. The name Aphrodite doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Aphrodite seems to be unique!
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    aphrodite
    aphrodite 1. A soft opaque milk-white mineral, consisting mostly of bisilicate of magnesium, allied to Sepiolite or meerschaum. 2. In the sense of foam-stone.
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    Aphrodite
    Aphrodite (ăfrudī'tē) , in Greek religion and mythology, goddess of fertility, love, and beauty. Homer designated her the child of Zeus and Dione. Hesiod's account of her birth is more popular: she supposedly rose from the foam of the sea where Uranus' genitals had fallen after...
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