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Ἀφροδίσιος

Ἀφροδίσιος, belonging to Aphrodite

Ἀφροδίσ-ιος, α, ον, also ος, ον D.H. 2.24, Luc. Am. 12, Ael. NA 1.2:—
  • belonging to the goddess of love, ἔργον Semon. 7.48; ἄγρα S. Fr. 166; ὅρκος Pl. Smp. 183b; ἀθύρματα Crates Com. 2D.; λόγος Pl.Com. 2D.; κῆπος Archipp. 2D.; ὑμέναιον Pherecr. 12D.
    • II Ἀφροδίσια, τά, sexual pleasures, Hp. Mochl. 36, freq. in Pl., as Phd. 81b, al.; τέρπνʼ ἄνθεʼ Ἀ. Pi. N. 7.53; τὰ τῶν ὡραίων Ἀ. X. Mem. 2.6.22; ἔργα Ἀ. Hp. Jusj. 1:—also as concrete, = amasius, [lover] X. Mem. 1.3.8.
      • 2 festival of Aphrodite, Ἀ. ἄγειν Id. HG 5.4.4, Alex. 253.1.
      • 3 pudenda, Luc. Nigr. 16.
    • III Ἀφροδίσιον, τό, temple of Aphrodite, X. HG 5.4.58, GDI 5075.70 (Crete); her statue, Plu. Thes. 21, PPetr. 3 p.113.
      • 2 in pl., brothels, PTeb. 6.29 (ii B. C.).
    • IV Ἀφροδίσιος, ὁ (sc. μήν), name of a month in Cyprus, Porph. Abst. 2.54, etc.

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