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Elephantis () (fl. late 1st century BC) was a Greek poet and physician renowned in the classical world as the author of a notorious sex manual. Due to the popularity of courtesans taking animal names in classical times, it is likely Elephantis is two or more persons of the same name. None of her works have survived, though they are referenced in other ancient texts.

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Group
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Guildford
Active from
2009-08
Active to
2015-08-10

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Elephantis was a 5 Piece melodic hardcore band from United Kingdom. Elephantis announced in September 2014, via Facebook, that they would no longer be playing together as a band citing "musical differences". RIP 2010 - 2014 Pining free download - http://dreamatlanticrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pining Press-it PR release - "With many genres so over saturated, it’s almost too easy to confuse one five piece from Bristol with another quintet from Newcastle, making distinguishing yourself from t

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Elephantis () (fl. late 1st century BC) was a Greek poet and physician renowned in the classical world as the author of a notorious sex manual. Due to the popularity of courtesans taking animal names in classical times, it is likely Elephantis is two or more persons of the same name. None of her works have survived, though they are referenced in other ancient texts.

==Works== According to Suetonius in The Twelve Caesars, the Roman Emperor Tiberius took a complete set of her works with him when he retreated to his resort on Capri.

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