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Phryne
/ ˈfraɪnɪ /
noun
- Phryne4th century bc4th century bcFGreekMISC: courtesan real name Muesarete. 4th century bc , Greek courtesan; lover of Praxiteles and model for Apelles' painting Aphrodite Rising from the Waves
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Then Phryne told him of her trick, and chose the Cupid, or Eros, for her gift.
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She was posing, half nude, for a Phryne, which the tenant of the studio intended sending in to the next exhibition.
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It was Phryne, the famous beauty of Athens, appearing naked before the crowd of pilgrims on the beach of Delphi.
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Ingigerd proceeded to reveal her life in a series of confidences of such shocking content as to be worthy of a Laïs or a Phryne.
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You should have seen Babette in the burlesque as Phryne at the Varits—une merveille, mon cher!
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