Meanings
- Greekhuman sciencesThe goddess Aphrodite.
The gloved and jewelled bards who sing / Of Pippa, Maud, and Guinevere, / Have hardly done the 'handsome thing' / For you, my inky Cytherea.
1877, Henry Kendall, “Ode to a Black Gin”, in The Australian Town and Country Journal, page 241 more example
Has Fashion iced that snowy breast / Where Cytherea's doves might rest, / Till sighs of Songland, sore distrest, / Its feelings may not harrow?
1876, “The Little Birds to Lesbia”, in Punch, volumes 69-70, page 218
Origin
- LatinCytherea
- Ancient GreekΚυθέρεια
- EnglishCytherea
From Ancient Greek Κυθέρεια (Kuthéreia), via Latin Cytherea.
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Cytherea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cytherea
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