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Artemis vs Aphrodite - What's the difference?

artemis | aphrodite |

As nouns the difference between artemis and aphrodite

is that artemis is while 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.

artemis

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo.
  • (rare) . The male variation is Artemios.

    • Derived terms

    * Artemidean * Artemisian

    Synonyms

    * (sister of Apollo) Agrotora, Aphaea, Cynthia, Diana, Kourotrophos, Locheia, Phoebe, Potnia Theron

    Anagrams

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    See also

    * (wikipedia "Artemis")

    References

    * Arthur Cotterell, Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology (Oxford University Press, 1986)

    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.

    • Derived terms

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    See also

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

    References

    Anagrams

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