LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Phrȳnē

Meaning

  1. A celebrated hetœra in Athens

Phrȳnē, ēs, f., = Φρύνη.
I. A celebrated hetœra 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.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPhrynePhryne (Φρύνη), one of the most celebrated Athenian hetairae, was the daughter of Epicles, and a native of Thespiae in Boeotia. She was of very humble…

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What does Phrȳnē mean in Latin?
Phrȳnē, a proper noun, means “A celebrated hetœra in Athens”.