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Cytherean

/ˌsɪ.ðəˈɹi.ən/ · adj

Meaning

  1. Of, from or relating to Cythera, an island now part of Greece, at which the goddess Aphrodite came ashore on a seashell according to Greek mythology. Thus, referring to the goddesses Aphrodite or Venus.
  2. A native or inhabitant of Cythera
  3. Venereal.
  4. Of or pertaining to the planet Venus; Venusian.

Etymology / origin

From Latin Cytherēius [from Ancient Greek Κυθερήϊος (Kutherḗïos), from Κύθηρα (Kúthēra) + -ήϊος (-ḗïos)] + -an.

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