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Meaning of friné by Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez




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friné
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It was the most commonly used nickname for a famous Greek hetaira (meaning Toad or Rough-skinned). She was the daughter of Epicles and lived in Thespias and later moved to Athens. She was Praxiteles' favorite lover and model. Because of her singular beauty she was a model for most of the statues of Aphrodite. Her real name was Mnesareté (she who commemorates virtue).

  

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