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1. Rhode(ProperNoun)

   In Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus

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   In Greek mythology, Rhode also known as Rhodos was the sea nymph or goddess of the island of Rhodes. Though she does not appear among the lists of nereids in Iliad XVIII or Bibliotheke 1.2.7, such an ancient island nymph in other contexts might gain any of various Olympian parentages: she was thought of as a daughter of Poseidon with any of several primordial sea-goddesses— with whom she might be identified herself— notably Halia or Amphitrite. Pindar even urges his hearers to "Praise the sea maid, daughter of Aphrodite, bride of Helios, this isle of Rhodes." "All three names— Halia, Aphrodite, Amphitrite, and furthermore also Kapheira— must have been applied to one and the same great goddess", Karl Kerenyi observes. In Rhodes, to which she gave her name, she was the consort of Helios, as Pindar says, and a co-protector of the island, which was the sole center of her cult. Her name was applied to the rose, which appeared on Rhodian coinage. The first inhabitants of Rhodes were identified by Hellenes as the Telchines. Helios made the island rise from the sea and with Rhode, fathered seven sons there, the Heliadae: Ochimus, Cercaphus, Macareus, Actis, Tenages, Triopas, and Candalus) and one daughter, Electryone. Electryone died a virgin and the sons became legendary astronomers and rulers of the island, accounting for the cities among which it was divided. Rhode was worshipped on Rhodes in her own name, as well as Halia, the embodiment of the "salt sea" or as the "white goddess", Leucothea.

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1. horde

2. Herod

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rhode in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rhode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Rhode in a Sentence

1. Governor Gina Raimondo:

   'Cooler and warmer' is not a tag line that Rhode Islanders like, that much is clear.

2. Alexander Krolick:

   Rhode Island was very forward-thinking and had designated a specific development area.

3. Kathy Abbass:

   It turns out that Rhode Island, specifically Newport, is the home of two vessels that went around the world with Cook.

4. Brett Kavanaugh:

   Crazy stuff. Gangs, illegitimate children, fights on boats in Rhode Island, all nonsense, reported breathlessly and often uncritically by the media.

5. Barth Bracy:

   There are a lot of John F. Kennedy Democrats in Rhode Island who feel betrayed by the suggestion that in order to be a good Democrat, they must be pro-abortion.

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