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Definition of aphrodite : 1. A beautiful butterfly ( Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.
2. A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setae; the sea mouse.
3. The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.

Synonyms:

cytherea

Gaea, Artemis, Zeus, brownie, elf, Diana, Hear, Pluto, Apollo, nixie, Gaia, troll, pixie, Kronos, fairy, Jove, gnome, Juno, Dionysus, Phoebus, Mars, dryad, Demeter, Hephaestus, Hyperion, wood nymph, deity, Thor, Poseidon, Vulcan, Bacchus, mermaid, Helios, Rhea, Saturn, Minerva, Venus, banshee, Jupiter, Ares, nix, Athena, Cupid, Persephone, Proserpina, Hermes, Cronus, Nike, Eros, sprite, hobgoblin, Ceres, nymph

Usage examples:

• Madly thou mockest men, dread Aphrodite. - "The Seven Plays in English Verse", Sophocles.
• Aphrodite came with the spring, and so came Joan. - "A Son of the Immortals", Louis Tracy.
• Dionysus in Zeus, for instance, Asklepios in Apollo, the Charites in Aphrodite. - "Five Stages of Greek Religion", Gilbert Murray.