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Q: Ancient Greek Trivia ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Ancient Greek Trivia
Category: Relationships and Society > Cultures
Asked by: agent_kira-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 06 May 2004 22:33 PDT
Expires: 05 Jun 2004 22:33 PDT
Question ID: 342522
Who said, in describing Athens, ?But a man must be aware of the
courtesans, lest they lure him to ruin.?
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Subject: Re: Ancient Greek Trivia
Answered By: juggler-ga on 06 May 2004 22:50 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello.

Heracleides of Crete said it.

"But a man must be aware of the courtesans, lest they lure him to ruin...
...Heracleides; translated J.G. Frazier in Pausanias and Other Greek
Sketches (London 1900)"
source: 
Page 132
"A Literary Companion to Travel in Greece" by Richard Stoneman
(Editor), read using "search inside" on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0892362987/

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search strategy:
amazon.com "aware of courtesans"

I hope this helps.
agent_kira-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Great Job! Thanks.

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