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Aphrodite vs Aphrodisian - What's the difference?

aphrodite | aphrodisian |

As a noun aphrodite

is (mineral) a soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at langbanshytta in sweden it is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.

As an adjective aphrodisian is

pertaining to aphrodite or venus.

aphrodite

English

(wikipedia Aphrodite)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love,Webster's College Dictionary'', Random House, 2001 born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.''Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology , Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986 Her Roman counterpart is Venus.

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    See also

    * Acidalia * Anadyomene * Cytherea * Despina * Kypris * Venus

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    aphrodisian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.

    • References

    * Define Aphrodisian at Dictionary.com