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has glosseng: In Plutarchs "On the Bravery of Women", Camma was a Galatian princess and priestess of Artemis. She was wedded to the tetrarch Sinatus, and became known and admired for her virtue and beauty. Sinatus rival, another tetrarch named Sinorix, murdered Sinatus and proceeded to woo Camma herself. Rather than submit to Sinorix' advances, Camma took him to a temple of Artemis where she served poisoned milk and honey to herself and him. Camma died happily, according to Plutarch, in the knowledge that she had avenged the death of her husband.
lexicalizationeng: Camma
instance of(noun) a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
Celt, Kelt
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has glossfra: Camma est une femme galate d'une grande beauté, elle peut être considérée comme un personnage mythologique.
lexicalizationfra: Camma

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