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 (Assyria [..]

the Greek equivalent of Hathor

(FuMT 30) Radar decoy device.

(n) goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus

1. The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans. 2. <zoology> A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setae; the sea mouse. 3. <zoology> A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States. Origin: Gr. (01 Mar 1998)

(mineral) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.

Meaning unknown, possibly of Phoenician origin. Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified with the Roman goddess Venus. She was the wife of Hephaestus and the mother of Eros, and [..]