Aphrodite \Aph`ro*di"te\, n. [Gr. ?.] 1. (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike set[ae]; the sea mouse. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A beautiful butterfly ({Argunnis Aphrodite}) of the United States. [1913 Webster]