Definition of Hetaira. Meaning of Hetaira. Synonyms of Hetaira

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Definition of Hetaira

Hetaira
Hetaera He*t[ae]"ra, Hetaira He*tai"ra, n.; pl. -r[ae]. [NL. See Hetairism.] (Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*t[ae]"ric, He*tai"ric, a.

Meaning of Hetaira from wikipedia

- A hetaira, /hɪˈtaɪrə/ (pl.: hetairai, /hɪˈtaɪraɪ/), also hetaera, /hɪˈtɪrə/ (pl.: hetaerae, /hɪˈtɪriː/) (Ancient Gr****: ἑταίρα, 'companion'; pl.: ἑταῖραι;...
- Hetaira is a genus of Central and South American bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. *Orthoptera Species File (September 2, 2011) v t e...
- Βακχίς; 4th-century BC) was a Gr**** hetaira. She was originally the slave of the hetaira Sinope, who trained her as a hetaira. She was manumitted and eventually...
- dancer,singer Lais of Corinth (5th century BCE), hetaira-courtesan Lais of Hyccara (killed 340 BCE), hetaira-courtesan Marion Delorme (c. 1613–1650): lover...
- thousand hetairas, whom both men and women had given to the goddess. Many people visited the town on account of them, and thus these hetairas contributed...
- Gnathaena (Ancient Gr****: Γνάθαινα) was an Athenian hetaira (plural: hetairai), a class of ancient Gr**** prostitutes who were companions to wealthy men...
- Neaira (/niˈaɪrə/; Gr****: Νέαιρα), also Neaera (/niˈɪərə/), was a hetaera who lived in the 4th century BC in ancient Greece. She was brought to trial between...
- geisha", which dealt with women working in the **** industry, from the hetairas of ancient Greece and ****anese geishas to contemporary prostitution. In...
- Φρύνη, romanized: Phrū́nē, c. 371 BC – after 316 BC) was an ancient Gr**** hetaira (courtesan). From Thespiae in Boeotia, she was active in Athens, where...
- Graeco-Roman era, a **** manual was written by Philaenis of Samos, possibly a hetaira (courtesan) of the ****enistic period (3rd–1st century BC). Preserved by...