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Dipsas
The drunken old bawd (lena) of poem 1.8, witch and procuress; her name means 'the thirsty one' (from a snake whose bite caused unquenchable thirst).
Reading notes
- The Loves §1.8 Dipsas
The drunken old bawd of the poem, witch and procuress; her Greek name means 'the thirsty one,' fitting her unquenchable drinking.