| 词汇 | thaïs |
| 词源 | Thaïs. Like aspasia the proper name Thaïs has become a lit- erary euphemism for a courtesan. Thais was a Greek courtesan with whom Alexander the Great consorted in 330. One night she suggested that he set fire to the palace of Xerxes in Persepo- lis. This Alexander did, burning it to the ground. |
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