improper woman

Question 1

what freedoms did prostitutes enjoy that kyria could not

Answer 1

allowed to own & buy land
allowed to own & run a business

Question 2

what are the two types of sex workers in athens

Answer 2

porne
hetaira

Question 3

what are features of a hetaira

Answer 3

1.free women-metics
2.more likely to be found in a symposium
3.educated
4.offered other services such as singing and dancing
4.can be fussy about clientele

Question 4

what are the features of a porne

Answer 4

1.slaves belonging to the brothel owner
2.porne attract clientele on the streets
3.only hired for sex
4.no choice in who there clientele was

Question 5

what are the same features for both porne and hetaira

Answer 5

1.both entertained men
2.both allowed to own businesses

Question 6

was Aspasia a hetaira or porne

Answer 6

hetaira

Question 7

who did Aspasia have relationships with and how long did it last

Answer 7

Pericles(prominent Athenian politician)
Lasted 15 years

Question 8

what is Aspasia prescribed source called

Answer 8

Plutarch’s Life of Pericles

Question 9

what is the story of Plutarch’s Life of Pericles first four points

Answer 9

1.People of Samos wanted to wage war on A’s homeland Milesia. Athens told them not to probably because A told Pericles not too
2.Ppl said A was trying to compete with another famous metic Thargalia by seducing important men.
3.Thargalia had tried to get her clients to ally themselves against the king of Persia- making them traitors
4.Famous Athenian men like Socrates and Pericles thought Aspasia was admirabe and got their wives to listen to A and practiced rhetoric with her
5.After Pericles died she married a lowly sheep-dealer Lysicles.After this he rose to power as an important politician

Question 10

what is the story of Plutarch’s Life of Pericles last four points

Answer 10

1.Pericles was married to a woman who was distantly related to him but they divorced so he could live with A
2.Pericles really loved her and publicly showed his affection to her
3.Comedic playwrights made cruel comparisons about her
4.P&A had aa son but since she was a metic he was illegitimate
5.She was so famous that Cyrius named his mistress after her

Question 11

what did comedic playwrights compare Aspasia to

Answer 11

Omphale- a mytholigical queen who made Herakles her slave and dressed him up as a girl
Deianeira-Herakles’ second wife whos name mean “she who destroys her husband”

Question 12

was Neaira a porne or hetaira

Answer 12

Both but she was mostly a slave

Question 13

who was the first person Neraira was sold to

Answer 13

Brothel keeper Nicarete

Question 14

What did Neaira do with her time with Nicarete

Answer 14

She was still owned so not free but she still entertained men at symposia

Question 15

Why did the two young men buy Neaira

Answer 15

They benefitted from the money she earned as a hetaira and also were the only men allowed to have sex with her

Question 16

Who was Neaira sold to after the two young men were done with her

Answer 16

An athenian man called Phrynion

Question 17

How was Phrynion

Answer 17

Abusive

Question 18

Where did Nearia run away to

Answer 18

Megara

Question 19

Who did Neaira meet in Meegara

Answer 19

Stephanus

Question 20

What did Stephanus promise Nearia

Answer 20

Promised she could live with him as his wife and he would tell everyone she was the daughter of an Athenian citizen

Question 21

What did Stephanus do to Neaira

Answer 21

He acted as her pimp.He hired her out as a prositute and then blackmailed the clients.

Question 22

How was Stephanus able to blackmail the clients

Answer 22

Athenian law punished adultery between citizens harshly,so they would pay large amounts of money to avoid being found out after Stephanus lied and said Neiara was the daughter of a citizen

Question 23

what is unclear about the story of Neiara

Answer 23

Wether she was ever freed and married to Stephanus or whether she remained a slave forced to pretend to be his wife

Question 24

How many children did Neaira have

Answer 24

Three

Question 25

How did a prostitute get a ‘licence for debauchery’

Answer 25

Visited the government (aediles) and state how much they intended to charged

Question 26

what is infamis and how can it affect someones life

Answer 26

shameful and was a very low legal status
you lose all your rights as a free person which would make life very difficult

Question 27

who were normally given the title of infamis

Answer 27

prostitutes
gladiators
actors

Question 28

how could a person get the title of infamis

Answer 28

having a profession that gave someone else control of your body

Question 29

what were sex workers called in Rome

Answer 29

Meretrix

Question 30

What did meretrix wear

Answer 30

togas

Question 31

how were meretrices immediately recognisable

Answer 31

the only other people who wore togas were citizen men

Question 32

what were aspects of a meretrixs life that were pleasant

Answer 32

1.well respected,educated prostitutes could make a lot of money
2.could grow close to clients
3.invited to dinner parties as guests and not to entertain
4.can go to religious festivals

Question 33

what were aspects of a meretrixs life that were not pleasant

Answer 33

1.worked in lupanavs(brothels)that were grim condition
2.wore togas as a badge of shame. A symbol of public property
3.lose some legal rights:
-allowed to be beaten
-not protected by the law

Question 34

similarities between Athenian and Roman Symposiums

Answer 34

Important for the family to build reputation

Question 35

similarities between Athenian and Roman dinner parties

Answer 35

Guests would enjoy dinner,drinks and discussion of literature,philosphy and politics

Question 36

differences between Athenian and Roman dinner parties

Answer 36

GUESTS:
Athens
-kyrios’ friends,allies and
business associates
-no wives and daughters
Roman
-family friends,allies,business
associates,even sometimes
celeberities-famous meretrix
-wives and daughters often
present
ENTERTAINMENT:
Athens
-host arranges entertainment
often including hetaira
Romans
-host arranges entertainment

Question 37

What is a Lena/Lenos and what did she manage

Answer 37

A brothelkeeper
owned enslaved people or hire people to act as sex worker on her behalf
Mangage sex workers of all genders-mostly lower class

Question 38

Why did lena’s/leno’s have infamia

Answer 38

As their profession was so shameful

Question 39

How were lenas/lenos portrayed and how do we know this

Answer 39

shamefully greedy
in comedies always pictured with a money bag

Question 40

what was cytheris/lycoris real name

Answer 40

Volumina Cytherus

Question 41

Who was cytheris/lycoris leno and whats his connection with her name

Answer 41

Publius Volumnius Eutrapelus
Volumina was taken from his name indicating her status as his possession

Question 42

where did Cytheris come from

Answer 42

VC was renowned for her great beauty and cytheris was a reference to the Greek goddess of love and beauty)who was nicknamed Cythera

Question 43

Who did cytheris/lycoris have a relationship with

Answer 43

Marc Antony
Cornelius Gallus

Question 44

What was cytheris/lycoris relationship with Marc Antony

Answer 44

MA kept her as his official mistress,a long-term contract that was v. expensive
brought her on his visits of his armies and called her by her real name

Question 45

Why did Marc Antony and Cytheris break up

Answer 45

His mentor Julius Caesar compelled him to break it off as his involvment with her was seen as unacceptable

Question 46

Why was the relationship between Marc Antony and Cytheris unacceptable

Answer 46

There relationship had been public and personal instead of private and professional

Question 47

Who was the politician,soldier and poet,cytheris/lycoris had a relationship with

Answer 47

Cornelius Gallus