Aphrodité
Aphrodité is the obsolete form of Aphrodite.
Meaning of Aphrodite
Proper noun
Aphrodite
- The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.
- In the "Iliad", Aphrodite is represented as the daughter of Zeus and Dione, the goddess of moisture, who, as the wife of the god of heaven, was held in high esteem among the old Pelasgians.1877, Otto Seemann, The Mythology of Greece and Rome: With Special Reference to Its Use in Art, page 65
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Aphrodite Jones is an American author and TV producer.
Questions about Aphrodité
- What is Aphrodité the obsolete form of?
- Aphrodité is the obsolete form of Aphrodite.
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