Aphrodite Definition

ăfrə-dītē
noun
The goddess of love and beauty.
American Heritage
The goddess of love and beauty: identified with the Roman Venus.
Webster's New World
A silver-spotted, large, brown butterfly (Speyeria aphrodite) of NE North America.
Webster's New World

(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.

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(Greek mythology) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea. Her Roman counterpart is Venus.

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Origin of Aphrodite

  • From stem of Ancient Greek ἀφρός (aphrós, “sea foam, froth”) (for its supposed resemblance) +‎ -ite.

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek Aphrodītē of Phoenician origin ʕṯtr in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphroditē).

    From Wiktionary

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