improper woman Flashcards
what freedoms did prostitutes enjoy that kyria could not
allowed to own & buy land
allowed to own & run a business
what are the two types of sex workers in athens
porne
hetaira
what are features of a hetaira
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
what are the features of a porne
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
what are the same features for both porne and hetaira
1.both entertained men
2.both allowed to own businesses
was Aspasia a hetaira or porne
hetaira
who did Aspasia have relationships with and how long did it last
Pericles(prominent Athenian politician)
Lasted 15 years
what is Aspasia prescribed source called
Plutarch’s Life of Pericles
what is the story of Plutarch’s Life of Pericles first four points
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
what is the story of Plutarch’s Life of Pericles last four points
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
what did comedic playwrights compare Aspasia to
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”
was Neaira a porne or hetaira
Both but she was mostly a slave
who was the first person Neraira was sold to
Brothel keeper Nicarete
What did Neaira do with her time with Nicarete
She was still owned so not free but she still entertained men at symposia
Why did the two young men buy Neaira
They benefitted from the money she earned as a hetaira and also were the only men allowed to have sex with her
Who was Neaira sold to after the two young men were done with her
An athenian man called Phrynion
How was Phrynion
Abusive
Where did Nearia run away to
Megara
Who did Neaira meet in Meegara
Stephanus
What did Stephanus promise Nearia
Promised she could live with him as his wife and he would tell everyone she was the daughter of an Athenian citizen
What did Stephanus do to Neaira
He acted as her pimp.He hired her out as a prositute and then blackmailed the clients.
How was Stephanus able to blackmail the clients
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
what is unclear about the story of Neiara
Wether she was ever freed and married to Stephanus or whether she remained a slave forced to pretend to be his wife
How many children did Neaira have
Three
How did a prostitute get a ‘licence for debauchery’
Visited the government (aediles) and state how much they intended to charged
what is infamis and how can it affect someones life
shameful and was a very low legal status
you lose all your rights as a free person which would make life very difficult
who were normally given the title of infamis
prostitutes
gladiators
actors
how could a person get the title of infamis
having a profession that gave someone else control of your body
what were sex workers called in Rome
Meretrix
What did meretrix wear
togas
how were meretrices immediately recognisable
the only other people who wore togas were citizen men
what were aspects of a meretrixs life that were pleasant
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
what were aspects of a meretrixs life that were not pleasant
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
similarities between Athenian and Roman Symposiums
Important for the family to build reputation
similarities between Athenian and Roman dinner parties
Guests would enjoy dinner,drinks and discussion of literature,philosphy and politics
differences between Athenian and Roman dinner parties
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
What is a Lena/Lenos and what did she manage
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
Why did lena’s/leno’s have infamia
As their profession was so shameful
How were lenas/lenos portrayed and how do we know this
shamefully greedy
in comedies always pictured with a money bag
what was cytheris/lycoris real name
Volumina Cytherus
Who was cytheris/lycoris leno and whats his connection with her name
Publius Volumnius Eutrapelus
Volumina was taken from his name indicating her status as his possession
where did Cytheris come from
VC was renowned for her great beauty and cytheris was a reference to the Greek goddess of love and beauty)who was nicknamed Cythera
Who did cytheris/lycoris have a relationship with
Marc Antony
Cornelius Gallus
What was cytheris/lycoris relationship with Marc Antony
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
Why did Marc Antony and Cytheris break up
His mentor Julius Caesar compelled him to break it off as his involvment with her was seen as unacceptable
Why was the relationship between Marc Antony and Cytheris unacceptable
There relationship had been public and personal instead of private and professional
Who was the politician,soldier and poet,cytheris/lycoris had a relationship with
Cornelius Gallus
