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1 Lais
Lāïs, ĭdis and ĭdos, f., = Laïs, the name of two courtesans of Corinth celebrated for their beauty.I.Lais, who flourished during the Peloponnesian war:II.dicitur et multis Lais amata viris,
Ov. Am. 1, 5, 12; Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2 (acc. Laida); Prop. 2, 6, 1 ( gen. Laidos).—Lais, a contemporary of Demosthenes, Gell. 1, 8, 3 sqq.; Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 81.— Acc. plur.:Laidas et Glyceras, lascivae nomina famae,
Aus. Epigr. 18, 1.
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