- hetaera, /hɪˈtɪrə/ (pl.:
hetaerae, /hɪˈtɪriː/) (Ancient Gr****: ἑταίρα, 'companion'; pl.: ἑταῖραι; Latin: hetaera; pl.:
hetaerae), was a type of courtesan...
- More
expensive and
exclusive prostitutes were
known as
hetaerae,
which means "companion".
Hetaerae,
unlike ****ai,
engaged in long-term
relationships with...
- 6th-century BCE
Ancient hetaera, of
Thracian origin. She is one of only two
hetaerae mentioned by name in Herodotus'
discussion of the
profession (the other...
-
perfumers in Egypt,
physicians in Gaza,
townspeople in Rhodes, and the Gr****
hetaerae courtesans used
saffron in
their scented waters,
perfumes and potpourris...
- for the
young male than for the one
mounting him. Gr**** courtesans, or
hetaerae, are said to have
frequently practiced male-female anal
intercourse as...
- Philology. 116 (2): 221–235. doi:10.2307/295442. JSTOR 295442. the term "good
hetaerae", as
defined in a much-discussed p****age in Plutarch's 'Table Talks' Strong...
- Γλυκέρα) (the
sweet one) was a po****r name
often used for ****enistic
hetaerae, held by: The
daughter of Thal****is and the
mistress of
Harpalus and Menander...
- p. 164. ISBN 9781784386511. Schmitz, Leonhard; Wayte,
William (1890). "
Hetaerae". A
Dictionary of Gr**** and
Roman Antiquities. Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). London:...
- Γλυκέρα) (the
sweet one) was a po****r name
often used for ****enistic
hetaerae, held by: The
daughter of Thal****is and the
mistress of
Harpalus and Menander...
-
social class and
acceptance of
prostitutes varied. In
ancient Greece the
hetaerae were
often women of high
social class,
whereas in Rome the
meretrices were...
