Δωδεκαμήχανον
twelve-device, twelve-trick
Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 Dec 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[sc. A term used] in reference to those who use manifold and varied customs. For Kyrene was a remarkable courtesan, called "twelve-trick" because she employed that many positions in intercourse. [The word also] comes from the Hypsipyle of Euripides: "above the twelve-crafted star".1
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "twelve-trick whore", she who uses 12 positions, Kyrene by name.
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "twelve-trick whore", she who uses 12 positions, Kyrene by name.