Apsaras
Americannoun
plural
Apsarases-
Hindu Mythology. a supernatural female being, either the mistress of a soul in paradise or a succubus.
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a representation of such a being.
Etymology
Origin of Apsaras
From Sanskrit
Example Sentences
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"These are fragments of the Apsaras, the lower halves," she says, picking one up, then placing it in a hole in one of the slabs.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2012
The WMF's commission was for Sasha to recreate the Apsaras, with the aim of placing them on the roof of the restored gallery.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2012
So Kama, the Hindu Cupid, and the Apsaras, lovely nymphs, rose from the wind-stirred surface of the sea, drawn upward in streaming mists by the ardent sun.
From Nature Mysticism by Mercer, John Edward
They live in the house of Indra and with their wives, the Apsaras, beguile the time by singing, acting and dancing.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Three months after, the Apsaras with Rambha-Devi at their head.
From Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India by Jennings, Hargrave
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