Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Aph’rodite (4 syl.).

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Apex,

Apio’ius.

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


Aph’rodite (4 syl.).

The Greek Venus; so called because she sprang from the foam of the sea. (Greek, aphros, foam.)	1
Aph’rodite’s Girdle. Whoever wore Aphrodite’s magic girdle, immediately became the object of love. (Greek mythology.)	2

Apex,

Apio’ius.

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