Hedone

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Hedone

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From Ancient Greek Ἡδονή (Hēdonḗ, literally “Pleasure”).

proper noun Hēdonē

Greek The Greek goddess of sensual pleasures. She is the daughter of Eros/Cupid and Psyche, and the grandaughter of Aphrodite/Venus and Ares/Mars. Her Roman counterpart is Voluptas.

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name Goddess of sensual pleasures

Français	Hédoné

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@misc{hedone_2026,
  title = {Hedone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hedone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}