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 aphroditic is
of or pertaining to aphrodite.
aphrodite
Proper noun
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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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* Acidalia
* Anadyomene
* Cytherea
* Despina
* Kypris
* Venus
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aphroditic
English
Adjective
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en adjective)
Of or pertaining to Aphrodite
venereal
References
* Define Aphroditic at Dictionary.com