Demonice

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In

romanized
Dēmonī́kē) is the name of two women.

  • Agenor of Pleuron.[1]
  • Demonice, a maiden of
    Asia Minor came to Ephesus and fell in love with Demonice. She promised to yield to him, and also to betray her country, if he would give her golden bracelets and the jewels of the Gaulish women. Brennus told his soldiers to throw into her lap the gold they were wearing, and she was buried alive.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Apollodorus, 1.7.7
  2. ^ Plutarch, Parallela minora 15

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