Example sentences for: aphrodite

How can you use “aphrodite” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • And mustn't the -malion fragment refer to Pygmalion, the legendary king who fell in love with his sculpture of a woman and persuaded Aphrodite to bring it to life?

  • As Aphrodite Jones recounts in her book about the incident, All She Wanted (for which Diane Keaton has bought the movie rights), Tom told a police officer that Lana "was in the car" but didn't go into the farmhouse.

  • They adopted the Greeks’ gods, convertingZeus into Jupiter, Aphrodite into Venus, and placing the emperor —  serving the interests of the Roman state — at the apex of the gods.

  • She found that the city’s most beautiful Roman temple, dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, stood on the site of the crucifixion.

  • At the summit, within three layers of protective wall, are the remains of a Temple of Aphrodite, an early Christian Basilica, Byzantine cisterns, a Frankish Tower, and Ottoman mosques and fountains — this is Greek history in a nutshell!


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