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"citation": "Scanlon, Thomas Francis. Eros and Greek Athletics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.",
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"citation": "Dipla, Anthi, \"Eros the mediator: Persuasion and seduction in pursuit, courting and wedding scenes.\" Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry 6, no. 2 (2006): 19-35.",
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