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aphrodite
/æfɹəˈdaɪti/
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What does aphrodite mean?
noun
- 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.
- Synonym of Aphrodite Giant (“breed of cat”).
proper noun
- The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.
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proper noun
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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According to the Peruvian Kosmogony all things sprang from Viracocha who is said to be identical with the Greek Aphrodite.
And throwing aside a drapery, he discovered a full-length portrait of the Marchesa Aphrodite.
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Any one who will take the trouble to compare an idyl of Theokritos with a modern pastoral, or the poem of Kleanthes with a modern hymn, or the Aphrodite of Melos with a modern Madonna, will realize most effectually what I mean.
The beautiful myth of Aphrodite, born of the sea foam, is Venus rising out of the waters of winter, to shine resplendent in the western skies at evening, and typifies the birth of forms, as all organic forms have their origin in water.
From mythology we learn that Hermaphroditus was the son of Hermes, or Mercury, and Venus Aphrodite, and had the powers both of a father and mother.