Ἀφροδίτη[ῑ],ἡ,(ἀφρός)
A. Aphrodite,
h.Hom. 5 , Hes. Th. 195 ; διὰ τὴν τοῦ ἀφροῦ γένεσιν Ἀφροδίτη ἐκλήθη
Pl. Cra. 4c6
c.
II. as Appellat.,sexual love, pleasure,
Od. 22.444 ; ὑπ' Ἀπόλλωνι ψαύειν Ἀφροδίτας
Pi. O. 6.35
; ἔργα Ἀφροδίτης
h.Ven. 1
, 9 , etc.;μὰ τὴν Ἀ., νὴ τὴν Ἀ.,a woman's form of oath, Ar. Lys. 208 , Ec. 189 , etc.
2. generally,vehement longingordesire,
E. IA 1264 ; Ἀ. τιν' ἡδεῖαν κακῶν enjoyment,
Id. Ph. 399
.
3. beauty, grace, charm,