Cnidus

Proper noun

Meaning

Cnidus

Alternative spelling of Knidos

Examples

Eudoxus's father Aeschines of Cnidus loved to watch stars at night. Source: Internet

The Greeks adopted the identification of the morning and the evening stars, as well as its identification as Ishtar/Aphrodite, during the 4th century BC, along with other items of Babylonian astrology, such as the zodiac ( Eudoxus of Cnidus ). Source: Internet

"Dictionary of Ancient&Medieval Warfare"—Matthew Bennett, p. 86 Sparta achieved a series of land victories, but many of her ships were destroyed at the battle of Cnidus by a Greek-Phoenician mercenary fleet that Persia had provided to Athens. Source: Internet

He eventually returned to his native Cnidus, where he served in the city assembly. Source: Internet

The Aphrodite of Cnidus was one of the most famous works of the Attic sculptor Praxiteles (4th century BC). Source: Internet

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