---
title: "Theano: An Erotic Narrative"
title_greek: "Θεανώ: Ἐρωτικὸν Διήγημα"
author: Erotic Narrative Anonymous
eul_wid: skw-ag
eul_aid: skw
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sha256: "345a23e308daede40e7c5dfdfbee6570e16603661fc5a048143eb61b6622e8a6"
period: Late Antique
dialect: Koine
domain: Fiction
format: Prose
license: CC0-1.0
---

# Theano: An Erotic Narrative

*Θεανώ: Ἐρωτικὸν Διήγημα*

**Author:** Erotic Narrative Anonymous

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