Cytherean

English Alternative forms en Cytherian also attested with an initial minuscule en c Etymology From en la Cytherēius [from en grc Κυθερήϊος, from 1 grc Κύθηρα -ήϊος] + en -an. Pronunciation en /ˌsɪ.ðəˈɹi.ən/ US Adjective - en Cythera, an island now part of Greece, at which the goddess Aphrodite came ashore on a seashell according to Greek mythology. Thus, referring to the goddesses Aphrodite or Venus. en 1961 Harry E. Wedeck Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs The Citadel Press New York 8 Suppliantly he begs, both for himself and for two miserable persons: make this one young, O Cytherean goddess, and this one make virile. en uncommon Of or pertaining to the planet Venus; Venusian. en 1893 Agnes M. Clerke A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century http://books.google.com/books?id=mgZDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA314&dq=cytherean 314 This view, that we see only a Cytherean cloud-canopy, has been confirmed by M. Landerer's observation of the non-polarised character of the light reflected by the crescent Venus; [...] en 1898 E. M. Antoniadi Notes on the Rotation Period of Venus Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 63, page 319 But we should hesitate in assuming that the cytherean skies are usually overcast, for the reason that if the greater heat stimulates evaporation, the converse process of precipitation would be slackened for the same reason. en 1989 Jay M. Pasachoff Astronomy, from the earth to the universe 5, page 171 long before we landed spacecraft on Venus scientists deduced the temperature of the cytherean surface by studying Venus's radio emission. en 1991 Kenneth R. Lang; Charles Allen Whitney Wanderers in space: exploration and discovery in the solar system 78 In fact, Soviet astronomers once thought that the thick, dense Cytherean atmosphere might not let any sunlight reach the surface. en rare Venereal. en 1773 unknown An Historical Account of All the Voyages Round the World Performed by English Navigators http://books.google.com/books?id=daYNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA258&dq=cytherean 253 [...] he took every precaution that the venereal diſorder ſhould not be communicated to theſe happy, unoffending people; but it appears [...] that ſome ungenerous Frenchman was baſe enough to plant this dreadful malady, in a country where [...] it is more likely to ſpread than in any other part of the world, on account of the extreme attachment of the inhabitants to the Cytherean ſports. Translations of, from or relating to Cythera French: fr cythéréen Spanish: es citereo Noun en Cythera en The History of the Grecian War The Cythereans they found ſtanding all in Arms prepared for them; and after the battel began, the Cythereans for a little while made reſiſtance; […] Thucydides 161 1676 https://books.google.com/books?id=aJBoAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA161 Translations native or inhabitant of Cythera French: fr Cythéréen m, fr Cythéréenne f Further reading en Celestial inhabitants