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Cestus
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A girdle worn by Greek and Roman women, specially the girdle of Aphrodité, so emblazoned with symbols of the joys of love that no susceptible soul could resist the power of it; it was borrowed by Hera to captivate Zeus.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cestus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cestus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cestus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cestus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
