Aphrodite

[ af-ruh-dahy-tee ]

/ ˌæf rəˈdaɪ ti /

noun

the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Venus.

Also called Anadyomene, Cypris, Cytherea.

Example sentences from the Web for anadyomene

Not all the gold of Pactolus, not all the beauty of Anadyomene, not all the wisdom of Minerva, could make such women ladies!

The College, the Market, and the Court |Caroline H. Dall
But the soul of Thalia is under her bodice, into a neater than which, Anadyomene could not have laced herself.

Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 2 of 3) |John Doran
And they were the real sacred pearls born of the water-drops which had rolled into the shell of Anadyomene.

Ancient Manners |Pierre Louys
She had come up from her morning dip in the sea, all tingling with love like Anadyomene.

Shadows of Flames |Amelie Rives

Finally, they arrived before a low door and the sailors entered with her for whom had been stolen the True Pearls of Anadyomene.

Ancient Manners |Pierre Louys

British Dictionary definitions for anadyomene

Aphrodite

/ (ˌæfrəˈdaɪtɪ) /

noun

Greek myth the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus Roman counterpart: Venus Also called: Cytherea

Cultural definitions for anadyomene

Aphrodite

[Roman name Venus]

[ (af-ruh-deye-tee) ]

The Greek and Roman goddess of love and beauty; the mother of Eros and Aeneas. In what may have been the first beauty contest, Paris awarded her the prize (the apple of discord), choosing her over Hera and Athena as the most beautiful goddess (see Judgment of Paris). She was thought to have been born out of the foam of the sea and is thus often pictured rising from the water, notably in The Birth of Venus, by Botticelli.

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Aphrodite

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Example sentences from the Web for anadyomene

British Dictionary definitions for anadyomene

noun

Cultural definitions for anadyomene

[Roman name Venus]