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  1. aphrodisianoun

    a desire for heterosexual intimacy

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  1. aphrodisianoun

    a state of sexual desire.

  2. Aphrodisianoun

    A festival in celebration of Aphrodite celebrated throughout Greece and Cyprus.

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  1. Aphrodisia

    The Aphrodisia festival (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίσια) was an annual festival held in Ancient Greece in honor of the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Πάνδημος). It took place in several Ancient Greek towns, but was especially important in Attica and on the island of Cyprus, where Aphrodite was venerated with a magnificent celebration. The festival occurred during the month of Hekatombaion, which modern scholars recognize as starting from the third week in July to the third week of August on the Gregorian calendar. Aphrodite was worshipped in most towns of Cyprus, as well as in Cythera, Sparta, Thebes, Delos, and Elis, and her most ancient temple was at Paphos. Textual sources explicitly mention Aphrodisia festivals in Corinth and in Athens, where the many prostitutes that resided in the city celebrated the festival as a means of worshipping their patron goddess. Though no textual sources expressly mention an Aphrodisia festival in Cythera, Thebes, or Elis, it likely occurred since textual and iconographical sources indicate that Aphrodite Pandemos had a cult following in these areas. The Aphrodisia festival was one of the most important ceremonies in Delos, though we do not know much about the details of the celebration. The inscriptions merely indicate that the festival required the purchase of ropes, torches and wood, which were customary expenses of all Delian festivals.

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  1. aphrodisia

    Aphrodisia refers to elements or activities that induce sexual arousal, excitation or desire. This could be certain foods, substances, behaviors, or even thoughts. It is derived from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of aphrodisia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of aphrodisia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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