Cytherea

American

[sith-uh-ree-uh] / ˌsɪθ əˈri ə /

noun

Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.

Cytherea British

/ ˌsɪθəˈriːə /

noun

another name for Aphrodite

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Other Word Forms

Cytherean adjective

Example Sentences

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There was already perceptible about it the air of unreality that marked the strand which saw the Embarkation for Cytherea.

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When morning paints the orient skies, Her fingers burn with roseate dyes; The nymphs display the rose's charms, It mantles o'er their graceful arms; Through Cytherea's form it glows, And mingles with the living snows.

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Had he met grey-eyed Athene, or beheld the roses and doves of Cytherea, the day would scarcely have held a more splendid memory.

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Could we worship as well at the voluptuous altar of Cytherea and at the mystic shrine of the Holy Grail?

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Weep no more in the woods, Cytherea, thy lover!

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