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Cytherea

American  
[sith-uh-ree-uh] / ˌsɪθ əˈri ə /

noun

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


Cytherea British  
/ ˌsɪθəˈriːə /

noun

  1. another name for Aphrodite

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • Cytherean adjective

Example Sentences

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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

This is Author Hergesheimer's first novel since 1926, his first novel of contemporary U. S. life since Cytherea.

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