Cytherea

[ sith-uh-ree-uh ]

/ ˌsɪθ əˈri ə /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for cytherea

Meanwhile Edward and Cytherea, after lingering on the steps for several minutes, slowly descended the slope to the lake.
Desperate Remedies|Thomas Hardy
Nay, widowed is Cytherea, and idle are the Loves along the halls!
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus|Theocritus
At first, recognizing aspects of Cytherea in Savina, now in Cytherea he merely found certain qualities of the woman.
Cytherea|Joseph Hergesheimer
The flowers flush red for anguish, and Cytherea through all the mountain-knees, through every dell doth shrill the piteous dirge.
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus|Theocritus

At the approach of twilight, Cytherea returned from the banquet of the gods, breathing odors and crowned with roses.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley

British Dictionary definitions for cytherea

Cytherea

/ (ˌsɪθəˈriːə) /

noun

another name for Aphrodite

Derived forms of Cytherea

Cytherean, adjective

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