Cytheris

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ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cythēris: ĭdis, f.,
I a mistress of Antonius (Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2; id. Att. 10, 10, 5 al.), who is sarcastically called Cythērĭus, Cic. Att. 15, 22 fin.; Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 55.