What's the difference between aphrodite and cestus?

Aphrodite


Definition:

  • (n.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.
  • (n.) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setae; the sea mouse.
  • (n.) A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.

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  • (1) Empson, unforgettable as wisecracking Jamaican gossip Mrs Aphrodite in the Theatre Royal ska musical The Big Life in 2004, is mouthwatering casting as the Queen.
  • (2) In the distance the rock of Hytra can be seen jutting out of the sea: it’s one of the reputed birthplaces of Aphrodite.
  • (3) And in putting Aphrodite's isle back on the road to normality, it will assure him a much bigger place in history that most leaders would crave.
  • (4) Haemoglobins from the nerve and ganglia of the polychaet annelid Aphrodite aculeata L. and from the nerve of the gastropod mollusc Aplysia californica have been partially purified.
  • (5) The coefficients for partition between carbon monoxide and oxygen are: Aphrodite nerve haemoglobin, 167; Aplysia nerve haemoglobin, 116.
  • (6) The chancellor was not amused on opening the local papers and finding herself climbing into the Aphrodite thermal spring in a bathing suit .

Cestus


Definition:

  • (n.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.
  • (n.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.
  • (n.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.

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