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

Now Cytherean Venus leads off the dance by moonlight; and the comely Graces, in conjunction with the Nymphs, shake the ground with alternate feet; while glowing Vulcan kindles the laborious forges of the Cyclops.

From The Works of Horace by Horace

The Cytherean gave ready assent to her request, and laughed at the wily invention.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

Venus was certainly not visible at the Swampville table-d’hôte: for the presiding divinity was a perfect Hecate; and her attendant damsels could have found no place in the train of the Cytherean goddess.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

It is wise to put spokes in the wheels of the Cytherean car.

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor

No matter who that Cytherean priestess was, he must have adored her whether sister, wife or daughter of dearest friend, teacher and paternal patron.

From The Son of Clemenceau by Dumas fils, Alexandre