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Lāïs, ĭdis and ĭdos, f., = [?*LAI+(S
?], the name of two courtesans of Corinth celebrated for their beauty.
- I. Lais, who flourished during the Peloponnesian war: dicitur et multis Lais amata viris, Ov. Am. 1, 5, 12; Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2 (acc. Laida); Prop. 2, 6, 1 (gen. Laidos).
- II. Lais, a contemporary of Demosthenes, Gell. 1, 8, 3 sqq.; Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 81.
Acc. plur.: Laidas et Glyceras, lascivae nomina famae, Aus. Epigr. 18, 1.