people
Lydians
Lydian
also: Maeonis
The people of Lydia in Asia Minor (Maeonia), famed for craft and luxury; a 'Maeonian woman' dyes ivory with purple.
Reading notes
- The Loves §2.5 Maeonian woman
A woman of Lydia (Maeonia), famed for craft, who stains ivory with purple dye; the simile for Corinna's blush.