Phryne

/ ˈfraɪnɪ /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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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