Cythera

American  

[sith-er-uh, si-theer-uh] / ˈsɪθ ər ə, sɪˈθɪər ə /

noun

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

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Cythera British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Mentor, was delayed when the ship foundered off the Greek island of Cythera in 1802.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Luxe is a clumsily tender Arcadi an idyl, the Isle of Cythera transferred to an as yet unpopular St.-Tropez, spatted with dots of neo-impressionist light.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gauguin was partly a reprise of Watteau, each in his own way imagining fugitive pleasure on a distant island, Cythera equaling Tahiti.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in the jet age, sailing by flower-bedecked barges to a make-believe Cythera will no longer do.

From Time Magazine Archive

The exact spot where Aphrodite was born of the foam could be visited by any ancient tourist; it was just offshore from the island of Cythera.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton