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ἀλε-τρίς

aletris · ἡ

female slave who grinds corn

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ἀλε-τρίς · ale-tris — LSJ

female slave who grinds corn

female slave who grinds corn, γυνὴ ἀλετρίς Od. 20.105, cf. Lyr.Adesp. 21, Call. Del. 242, Ph. 2.102, Zos. 3.22.

2 one of the noble maidens who prepared meal

at Athens, one of the noble maidens who prepared meal for offering-cakes, Ar. Lys. 643, Eust. 1885.9.

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