Aphrodite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Aphrodite in British English:
UK [ˌæfrəˈdaiti]
How to pronounce Aphrodite in American English:
US [ˌæfrəˈdaɪti]
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- Noun:
- goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Word Origin
- Aphrodite (n.)
- Greek goddess of love and beauty; by the ancients, her name was derived from Greek aphros "foam," from the story of her birth, but perhaps it is ultimately from Phoenician Ashtaroth (Assyrian Ishtar). In 17c. English, pronounced to rhyme with night, right, etc.
Example
- 1. The ancient greeks dedicated many shrines to aphrodite .
- 2. The swan and the rose were both symbols of aphrodite .
- 3. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty .
- 4. Should I call you dione or aphrodite ?
- 5. The greeks called her aphrodite .