Amathusia

or Amathu'ntia (Ἀμαθουσία or Ἀμαθουντία), a surname of Aphrodite, which is derived from the town of Amathus in Cyprus, one of the most ancient seats of her worship. (Tac. Annal. 3.62; Ov. Amor. 3.15. 15; Virg. Cir. 242; Catull. Ixviii. 51.) [L.S]

• Venus (worshipped at Amathus in Cyprus), Ct., O.