Amathusia or Amathuntia ( grc, Ἀμαθουσία or ) was in
Greek mythology a
toponymic epithet of the goddess
Aphrodite, which is derived from the city of
Amathus in
Cyprus, one of the most ancient seats of her worship. Her temple there remained famous in
Roman times.
[ Catullus, lxviii. 51]
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Epithets of Aphrodite
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