Aphrodisias

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Ā̆phrŏdīsĭăs, ădis, f., = Ἀφροδισιάς.

I A region in Asiatic Aeolis , Liv. 37, 21; Plin. 5, 30, 32, § 122.—

II A town and promontory in Caria , on the Maeander , now Geira , Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104.—

III An island near Gades , Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 120.—

IV An island in the Persian Gulf , now Kaish , Plin. 6, 25, 28, § 111.

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