Ἡβυλλιῶσαι
being youthful
Translated by Abram Ring18 Aug 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning they] being in the prime of youth. Aristophanes in Frogs [writes]: "dancing-girls being youthful and freshly plucked". He leaves out "[as to] their hair." For marriageable young women used to pluck out their [sc. pubic] hair.1