| Houri (n.) A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans. Thesaurus Entries Adonis, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollo Belvedere, Aspasia, Astarte, Balder, Cleopatra, Delilah, Freya, Hebe, Hyperion, Jezebel, Messalina, Narcissus, Phryne, Thais, Venus, Venus de Milo, adventuress, courtesan, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, femme fatale, harem girl, hetaera, odalisque, peri, seductress, temptress, the Graces, vamp, vampire |