Phryne

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Phrȳnē, ēs, f., = Φρύνη.

I A celebrated hetaera in Athens , so wealthy that she offered to rebuild the city of Thebes after it had been destroyed by Alexander : nec quae deletas potuit componere Thebas Phryne, Prop. 2, 6, 6; cf. Quint. 2, 15, 9; Val. Max. 4, 3, ext. 3.—

II A Roman courtesan , Hor. Epod. 14, 16.—

III A procuress , Tib. 2, 6, 45.