Like this? Whole year burns and does not go out? Interesting. Well, we cant think about anything after Taiss dances, went and found some girlfriends.
Okay, I sleep, Ptolemy, Nearhar said, yawning, and went to his room, but could not fall asleep at once, recalled the words of Callia, but fortunately, the fatigue took its toll.
The sun rose again above the beautiful Athens, and the rays fell on houses and streets, and the statue of Athia Promachos again shone from the light of Helios. All stood up and ate, and gathered in the gymnasium, as the servant came with a letter from Thais for Alexander.
The prince broke the wax on the papyrus scroll, and read the writing.
What is it, Alexander? Hephaestion asked impatiently.
Fine Tais invites me to his place, the young man replied with a constant smile, I will go, of course, you can not refuse a beautiful girl,
Take security with you, asked Ptolemy,
This is unworthy, not to trust such a lovely girl, no, my caring Ptolemy, he said scornfully. Ill go alone.
And, putting on a spacious cloak on the chiton and Macedonian felt hat, fastening the dagger to the belt, went to visit, accompanied by servant Thais.
The eters were waiting impatiently for the prince day and night, and Alexander came only in the morning.
Oh, finally, Alexander, cried Hephaestion. You are back!
Yes, Thais is unique, beautiful, like a rose, said the prince dreamily, She invites you all to the evening, there will be philosophers and poets and artists. I gave her money for all this, do not worry. Friends washed and cleaned the whole morning, and Demad smiled all the time, looking at them.
Young, young.. Of course, she is not Phryne or Aspasia, but society is going to be interesting, the archon chuckled. Go, it will be unforgettable.
All went out washed, combed, dressed in all the best accompanied by squires. Alexander himself led the retinue, and his page carried a bundle and a bag of gifts to hetero, the road did not take much time, the aged slave who had awaited them opened the gate for them, as elsewhere, just like vede servants were taken to a human, symposium was in the garden where everyone met beautiful mistress. Nine guests went to the garden, where twelve beautiful flutist girls, girlfriends and friends of the hostess were waiting for them, so that no one was overlooked, and sat and waited for the Macedonians Onesekrit and the famous Lysippus and poet Lincay, famous for following the ideals of Arstrathrat, famous for its Sweet Life. The maids began to bring food to the tables, and the charming hostess introduced the guests.
This is sculptor Lysippus, presented to Tais,
It is a disciple of Diogenes Onesikrit, that he nodded his head to the rest,
And this is the passionate follower of Archestrata, the poet Linkay from Samosa, the great Homer of the fish, the Arktin wine and the Hesiod of other hors doeuvres.
But unlike Arhestrata, I dedicate my elegies to tuna, not shark, and of course, the sturgeon laughed at the samoецc.
And this is Alexander, the son of Philip, and with him his friends Hephaestion, Ptolemy, Filota, Cassander, Garpal, Eumenes, Nearh, and Leonnat.
She led the guests to the boxes, put the high chair next to Alexanders place, beautiful, in her best silk dress, opening her neck and hands, adorned with a gold necklace and beautiful earrings, suddenly clapped her hands,
To make this place pleasant, it needs charming music, she said with an expression, and in a garden full of guests, twelve beautiful nymphs walked in a charming walk, in knee-length dresses, with flutes, and went around the guests, choosing sit down, and each chose the interlocutor to his liking. Hephaestiona chose a miniature black-haired charm Nano, Ptolemy started serving Bittida wine, Agriopa sat down to Harpalo, Leonty put a treat to Filote, served Cassandra Feanos little table, beat the pillow to Néarhu, light-haired Egoy, Leonnata fed the hut, and I went to the hut. Laidas charms, and Clay became the source of inspiration and model for Lysippos, Filia became a model of virtue of Onisicritus, and the mistress of the house became the caretaker for Alexander.
Let us drink for the beautiful hostess of the house, the prince proclaimed, which was supported by the guests who cast a bit of wine for the gods, and Tais tode drank the wine from her cup, without taking his eyes off Alexander, who was completely happy in his circle people who love him. He put on a wreath of flowers, and lightly stroking the hair of the hetaera, lightly sank over the lips of her cheek,
A wonderful holiday, beautiful people, Thais, and again she kissed her, and she smiled happily.
Alexander, I would like to create your statue, or at least a bust, said Lysippos,
Only maybe, not now, Lysippos, said Linkey, with a laugh, a couple more bowls, and Alexander can make a beauty like Socrates (was ugly),
To which everyone laughed, the prince laughed in the same way, and Thais patted his blond curls. Eoya chirped to Noarch something about the weather, and he, in order not to be ignorant of ignorance, also put a piece of shark and bread in her plate, and poured wine from the jug, more and more penetrating the tenderness of this beautiful girl. The face of this hetera was also beautiful, with a snub nose, big lips, and a face covered with freckles. She was also very well formed, maybe her chiton was too transparent, not concealing anything, but the fragrant oils were pleasant, and the girls society pleased him, and as he looked around, his friends also got along with their girlfriends.
The treat is great! Linkey spoke loudly, thank you for calling on such an exquisite meal, gastronomy is great, and having treated us with fish from Meotida, you revealed to us the secret of Achilles, so he owed him his strength, Iphigenia for his kindness, and Gella for beauty.
And why, Linkey, everybody exclaimed.
I will sing an ode to the sturgeon, adhering from the bed and supported by Laida, who, because of her zeal to keep the co-worker, the chiton fell from the right shoulder revealing a pretty girl figure, but after several cups of excellent wine the poet still tried to read:
Ode to sturgeon
Only in the Northern depths, floating, huge
Similar to a sea horse and almost as big as a Dionysus dolphin
But the taste of meat is so pleasant
What if God tasted it, I would have forgotten my beloved Nisa.
When the poet finished his cyclic work, the response was the stormy applause of the guests, and Laida kissed him gently, and Thais gave him a wreath, as the victorious narrator.
The evening was great, but Lysippus could not resist and begged papyrus from Thais, and with a lead pencil he made sketches for Alexanders bust, and the prince asked him to make a bust and Thais, and she reddened with pleasure. Nearhs no longer paid attention to others, he was completely distracted by Eoya, only saw how pleased the giant Hephaestion Nano was. The sun had already begun to set, it had become much cooler, and the friends decided that it was better to leave Alexander and Thais, and they began to leave with their friends, who took shelter in their cloaks, hiding their true coolness. Kuret saw the charmer enthrall their admirers through the narrow streets of Athens under the roofs of their houses, and he was also taken to see the beauty of the city by a friend, given to him by the will of fate, or rather by the craft of Tais and Alexander.