Thais (English spelling)

Japanese: タイス(英語表記)Thais
Thais (English spelling)
A Greek courtesan from Athens who lived in the 4th century BCE. She traveled to Persia with Alexander III (the Great) as the lover of his general Ptolemy (later Ptolemy I Soter), and is said to have urged the king to set fire to Persepolis during a drinking party, but the truth of this is unclear. Thais was also often used as a term for courtesans.

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Japanese:
前4世紀在世したギリシア,アテネの高級娼婦。アレクサンドロス3世 (大王) の軍隊とともに,おそらく部将プトレマイオス (のちのプトレマイオス1世ソテル ) の愛人としてペルシアに行き,ペルセポリスに火をつけるよう酒席で大王にすすめたといわれるが,その真偽のほどは不明。また,タイスはしばしば高級娼婦の呼称としても使われた。

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