Then phryne told him of her trick, and chose the Cupid, or Eros, for her gift. |
Phryne served as a model to Praxiteles, for his Venus of Cnidus. |
You're a wicked girl, Vivia, if you are as beautiful as phryne! |
Of the three others, less known, the Thespian was placed next to the statue of phryne, as contrasting divine with human beauty. |
The Athenian judges acquitted phryne because she was beautiful. |
The statue gives us some idea of the superlative beauty of phryne. |