Aracynthias (Ancient Greek: Ἀρακυνθιάς) was a toponymic epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, derived from Mount Aracynthus, the position of which is a matter of historical uncertainty, but on which she was said to have had a temple.[1]
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Rhianus, ap. Steph. Byz. s.v. 'Ἀράκυνθος
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Aracynthias". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 254.
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