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Acidalia ~ so-called after bathing in the Boetian spring Acidalia

Acraea ~ "of the height" Cnidian reference

Amathusia Ambologera ~ "postponer of old age" refers to her renewing baths

Anadyomene ~ "born to the sea"

Androphonos ~ "man-slayer"

Anadyomene Antheia ApaturiaAphacitis Apostrophian ~ "rejecter" of sexual crimes

Aracynthias Areia ~ "warlike" used by the Lacedaemonians

Argennis Callipygos ~ "beautiful buttocks"

Catascpoias ~ "spy" or "peeping"

Cnidian ~ only non-Cnidians call her that, the Cnidians call her Euploia (see below)

Colias ~ after a temple to Aphrodite in Colias

Ctesylla Cypria ~ born near the island of Cypris - bearded

Cypris/Kypris ~ born near island of Cypris

Cytherea ~ born near the island Cythera

Delia Despoena ~ "mistress" (generic)

Dionaea Doritidos ~ "bountiful," the most ancient Cnidian temple is to Aphrodite Doritis

Epidaetia Epistrophia ~ "she who turns men to love"

Epitragia Epitymbria ~ "of the tombs"

Eriboea/Periboea ~ Cretan reference, story of Theseus Erycine ~ ancient Sicilian and Psophisian titles

Euploia ~ fair voyage

Genetyllis Hecaerge HippodameiaIdalia Limenia ~ "of the harbor" from the city Hermione

Mechanitis ~ "deviser" for many are the devices men make because of her

Morpho ~ "changing," self-explanatory

Nikephoros ~ "bringer of victory" dedicated by Hypermnestra for her acquittal

Nymphia ~ "bridal" made by Theseus when he married Helen

Olympian ~ once the patriarchal Hellenes took over, they incorporated the powerful area Goddesses into their Olympian pantheon

Pandêmos ~ "common" or "vulgar" referring to intercourse

Paphia ~ sexual love

Peitho ~ Persuasion

Pelagia ~ relating to her pre-Hellenic roots and the sea

Philia ~ Love

Pontia ~ of the Deep Sea

And Venus.

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