Cythera

[ sith-er-uh, si-theer-uh ]

noun

1. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).

Cythera

/ sɪˈθɪərə /

noun

1. a Greek island off the SE coast of the Peloponnese: in ancient times a centre of the worship of Aphrodite. Pop: 3354 (2001). Area: about 285 sq km (110 sq miles)
2. the chief town of this island, on the S coast. Pop: 297 (2001)

Example Sentences

First, she drew nigh divine Cythera, and thence came next to wave-washed Cyprus.

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We see, in drawings emblematical of the musical art, a Cicada resting on strings of a cythera.

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Were his sensations awake, and had they fired his imagination, to carry her to Cythera, and keep her hidden there?

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Another eclipse is mentioned by Thucydides in connection with an expedition of the Athenians against Cythera.

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Wafted by the soft and balmy breezes, she floated on to Cythera, and was thence transported to the island of Cyprus.

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