Aphrodite, by Pierre Louys, [1932], at sacred-texts.com

One day, Denys brought him three courtesans and told him to choose the one who pleased him most. Aristippos kept all three, saying in excuse that Paris had been none the happier by preferring one woman above all others.

Afterwards, he conducted the girls to his door and dismissed them; with so much ease could he either indulge in love or cure himself of it.

DIOGENES LAERTIUS,
(Life of Aristippos).

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PIERRE LOUŸS

APHRODITE

[ANCIENT MANNERS]

IN THE ENGLISH VERSION,
PREPARED BY
WILLIS L. PARKER

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
FRANK J. BUTTERA

THREE SIRENS PRESS
I04 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK

[1932]

Scanned, proofed and formatted by John Bruno Hare at sacred-texts.com, January 2008. This text is in the public domain in the US because its copyright was not renewed in a timely fashion as required by law at the time.

TO ALBERT BESNARD

The homage of profound admiration
and of respectful friendship

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