CYTHERA

Meaning of CYTHERA in English

/sith"euhr euh, si thear"euh/ , n.

Cerigo.

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CYTHERA — Modern Greek Kthira, island, southernmost and easternmost of the Ionian Islands, off the southern Peloponnesus (Pelopnnisos). It is an eparkha …
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CYTHERA — Cythera BrE AmE sɪ ˈθɪər ə sə- AmE \ -ˈθɪr ə
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CYTHERA — Китира
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CYTHEREA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kythereia, from Kythēra Cythera, island associated with Aphrodite Date: 15th century Aphrodite
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WATTEAU, (JEAN-) ANTOINE — born Oct. 10, 1684, Valenciennes, France died July 18, 1721, Nogent-sur-Marne French painter. Son of a roof tiler in Valenciennes, …
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IONIAN ISLANDS — ancient Heptanesos Group of seven Greek islands (pop., 2001: 214,274) in the Ionian Sea. They include Corfu , Cephalonia , …
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APHRODITE — Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty. She is also associated with the sea and, according to legend, was born …
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ENTOCYTHERE — ˌentōˈsithə(ˌ)rē noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ent- + Cythere genus of crustaceans, from Cythere, epithet of Aphrodite, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CYTHEREA — ˌsithəˈrēə Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, epithet of Venus-Aphrodite, from Greek Kythereia, from Kythēra Cythera, Greek island associated with Aphrodite …
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CYTHEREA — /sith'euh ree"euh/ , n. Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.
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CERIGO — /cher"i goh'/ , n. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. …
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AMPHIDAMAS — /am fid"euh meuhs/ , n. Class. Myth. 1. a son of Aleus who, with his brother Cepheus, joined the Argonauts. …
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CYTHEREA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kythereia, from Kythēra Cythera, island associated with Aphrodite Date: 15th century : Aphrodite
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CYTHEREA — [Cyth.er.ea] n [L, fr. Gk Kythereia, fr. Kythera Cythera, island associated with Aphrodite]: aphrodite
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LACONIA, GULF OF — Modern Greek Lakoniks Klpos, large, deep gulf on the southern Ionian Sea embraced by the two southernmost peninsulas of the …
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LACONIA — city, seat of Belknap county, central New Hampshire, U.S., on the Winnipesaukee River and bordering Winnisquam Lake and Opechee and …
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IONIAN ISLANDS — Modern Greek Inioi Nsoi, island group off the west coast of Greece, stretching south from the Albanian coast to the …
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ELGIN MARBLES — collection of ancient Greek sculptures and architectural details in the British Museum, London. The objects were removed from the Parthenon …
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APHRODITE — ancient Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Venus (q.v.). Because the Greek word aphros …
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WATTEAU, JEAN- ANTOINE — born Oct. 10, 1684, Valenciennes, France died July 18, 1721, Nogent-sur-Marne French painter. Son of a roof tiler in Valenciennes, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WATTEAU, ANTOINE — born Oct. 10, 1684, Valenciennes, France died July 18, 1721, Nogent-sur-Marne French painter. Son of a roof tiler in Valenciennes, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
IONIAN ISLANDS — ancient Heptanesos Group of seven Greek islands (pop., 2001: 214,274) in the Ionian Sea. They include Corfu , Cephalonia , …
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APHRODITE — n. Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty. She is also associated with the sea and, according to legend, was …
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CYTHEREA — [Greek] An epithet of Aphrodite, referring to the fact that she rose from the sea near the island of Cythera, …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
APHRODITE — [Greek] In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture. According to Hesiod, she was born …
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ТАИТИ — остров в составе о-вов Общества в Тихом океане, в Полинезии; владение Франции. Совр. название Таити (Tahiti) от местного Otahiti, что …
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