Cytherean

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[sith-uh-ree-uhn] / ˌsɪθ əˈri ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Cytherea.

2. Astronomy. of or relating to the planet Venus.

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Etymology

Origin of Cytherean

< Latin Cytherē(a) (< Greek Kythéreia Cytherea ( def. ) ) + -an

Example Sentences

Cytherean, sith-e-rē′an, adj. pertaining to Venus.

From Project Gutenberg

Archippus says in his Fishes— The chrysophrys, sacred to Cytherean Venus.

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Lone Cytherean! now all silently Thou sufferest these insults to atone For those old infamous sins that thou hast known, The sins that locked the gate o' the grave to thee.

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So spake the Cytherean one and sought her son's embrace, And hung the beaming arms upon an oak that stood in face.

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O Cytherean, spare thy dread! unmoved the Fates shall dwell Of thee and thine, and thou shalt see the promised city yet, E'en that Lavinium's walls, and high amidst the stars shalt set Great-souled Æneas: nor in me doth aught of counsel shift260 But since care gnaws upon thine heart, the hidden things I lift Of Fate, and roll on time for thee, and tell of latter days.

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