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aphrodite terra
One of the three continental regions on the planet Venus.
Aphrodite Urania
(Latinized as Venus Urania) an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, signifying a "heavenly" or "spiritual" aspect descended from the sky-god Ouranos to distinguish her from the more earthly epithet of Aphrodite Pandemos, "Aphrodite for all the people".
Aphrodite Pandemos
Aphrodite Pandemos ("common to all the people") occurs as an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Mighty Aphrodite
a 1995 American comedy film written, directed by, and co-starring Woody Allen, alongside Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Rapaport, and F. Murray Abraham.
Aphrodite of Knidos
The (or Cnidus) an Ancient Greek sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite created by Praxiteles of Athens around the 4th century BC.
Girdle of Aphrodite
The magical Girdle of Aphrodite or Venus (Greek: ἱμάς, himás: 'strap, thong'; κεστός, kestós: 'girdle, belt'; Latin: cingulum Veneri, cestus Veneris), variously interpreted as girdle, belt, breast-band, and otherwise, is one of the erotic accessories of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
Operation Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the World War II code name of a United States Army Air Forces operation to use worn out Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated PB4Y bombers as radio controlled flying bombs against bunkers and other hardened or reinforced enemy facilities.
Ode to Aphrodite
The (or Sappho fragment 1) a lyric poem by the archaic Greek poet Sappho, who wrote in the late seventh and early sixth centuries BCE, in which the speaker calls on the help of Aphrodite in the pursuit of a beloved.
Aphrodite Areia
Aphrodite Areia (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Ἀρεία) or "Aphrodite the Warlike" was a cult epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, in which she was depicted in full armor like the war god Ares.
Temple of Aphrodite at Acrocorinth
located in a sanctuary on the acropolis in Ancient Corinth dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite.
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