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Grotto of Ephesus (The)

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The test of chastity. E. Bulwer-Lytton, in his Tales of Milētus (iii.), tells us that near the statue of Diana is a grotto, and if, when a woman enters it, she is not chaste, discordant sounds are heard and the woman is never seen more; if, however, musical sounds are heard, the woman is a pure virgin and comes forth from the grotto unharmed.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Groined Ceiling
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Grotesque
Grotta del Cane (Naples)
Grotto
Grotto of Ephesus (The)
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Ground Arms (To)
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Growlers
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