Note 90 — II POST-VEDIC LITERATURE AND THE ORIGIN OF THE DRAMA

As little can any conclusion of Greek borrowing be drawn from the Yavanīs, Greek maidens, who are represented as among the body-guard of the king;90 for this the Greek drama offers no parallel; it represents the fondness of the princes of India91 for the fascinating hetaerae of Greece, and the readiness of Greek traders to make the high profits to be derived from shipping these youthful cargoes.