Thaïs
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Thaïs
Alexandrian courtesan, converts to Christianity. [Medieval Legend: Walsh Classical, 307]
See: Courtesanship
Thais
notorious harlot in Malebolge, Hell’s eighth circle. [Ital. Lit.: Inferno]
See: Prostitution
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