Cytherea

Greek

"from the island of Cythera"

Cytherea Origin and Meaning

The name Cytherea is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "from the island of Cythera".

Cytherea, a place-name that is the home of Aphrodite, seems stuck in ancient Greece.

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Famous People Named Cytherea

• Cytherea (born Cassieardolla Story) American adult film actress

Cytherea in Pop Culture

• Cytherea Graye heroine of Thomas Hardy's "Desperate Remedies" (1871)
• "I had seen her name on a bag at the station and wondered what she would be like – Cytherea! A lovely name anyhow." [H. G. Wells, "Brynhild," 1937]
• Epithet of Aphrodite taken from the name of the island Cythera, which was sacred to her.
• "The Embarkation for Cythera " a Rococo painting by Watteau.
• Cytharea the spelling used by 17th,century poet Anne Finch
• Possibly related to the French name Quitterie. Saint Quiteria is sometimes depicted as a sword wielding guerrilla fighter.