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Banausos
Banausos (Ancient Greek , plural , banausoi) is an epithet of the class of manual laborers or artisans in Ancient Greece. The related abstract noun – banausia is defined by Hesychius as "every craft () [conducted] by means of fire", reflecting the folk etymology of the word as coming from (baunos) "furnace" and (auō) "to dry".
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