Cytherea
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This is Author Hergesheimer's first novel since 1926, his first novel of contemporary U. S. life since Cytherea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Businessman Wishart wants a return ticket to Cytherea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Constance Bennett, wide-eyed prom queen of the jazz age, gold-plated honey of the cinema since 1924's Cytherea, scored heavily in her role as a mother.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Delicate Adonis is dying, Cytherea, what shall we do? Beat your breasts, maidens, and rend your tunics.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Both islands were ever after sacred to her, and she was called Cytherea or the Cyprian as often as by her proper name.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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