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Aphrodite (ancient manners)

by Pierre Louÿs, Jean-Paul Goujon, Prepared by Pierre Louys; Willis L. Parker, Bess Georges & Milo Manara

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Languages: Armenian, Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Urdu
  • Content type: Fiction

LYING upon her breast, her elbows forward, her legs apart and her cheek resting in her hand, she pierced little symmetrical holes in the pillow of green linen with a long golden pin.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

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Aphrodite

1933The Modern libraryEnglishBorrowable

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