Aphrodite

The definition of Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

(noun)

Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty, love, and fertility is an example of Aphrodite.

See Aphrodite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Gr. Myth. the goddess of love and beauty: identified with the Roman Venus
a silver-spotted, large, brown butterfly (Speyeria aphrodite) of NE North America

Origin: ? altered < Heb-Phoen Ashtoreth, Ashtoreth

See Aphrodite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A brightly colored butterfly (Argynnis aphrodite) of North America.

Origin:

Origin: From Aphrodite

noun
Greek Mythology

The goddess of love and beauty. Also called Cytherea.

Origin:

Origin: Greek Aphrodītē

Origin: , of Phoenician origin; see עītr in Semitic roots

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