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cestus or caestus: see boxing boxing, sport of fighting with fists, also called pugilism and prizefighting.
Early HistoryDepicted on the walls of tombs at Beni Hasan in Egypt, dating from about 2000 to 1500 B.C., boxing is one of the oldest forms of competition. ..... Click the link for more information. . cestus Aphrodite’s girdle made by Hephaestus; magically induces passion. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 183] See : Aphrodisiacs How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bards have written of the cestus of Venus, that turned the heads of all the world in successive generations. Instantly, Miss Skiffins stopped it with the neatness of a placid boxer, took off that girdle or cestus as before, and laid it on the table. Yes, monsieur, we were obliged to renounce the cestus. |
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