«Καθρέπτης γυναικών» Константина Дапонте — путешествие в Крым в политических стихах (1746) / Καθρεπτης γυναικων of Constantine Dapontes — the trip to the Crimea in political verses (1746)
Journal: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Year: 2020

The Phanariot Constantine (Kaisarios) Dapontes fled in 1746 to the Crimea, where he was received benevolently, with the recommendation of Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia, by the Tatar Khan Selim II Giray. He wrote in the so-called political verses a dialogical report on his sojourn, which he enfolded in his huge Καθρέπτης γυναικών, i.e. “Women’s Mirror”. Dapontes was the first (early) modern Greek author, who made the Crimea accessible to the Greeks of his time. He also raised awa