Improper Women Flashcards
What were the 2 types of Greek prostitutes?
- Hetairai
- Pornai
In Greece there was no…
stigma attached to males visting prostitutes
Greek laws did not consider … to be adulterous
sex with registered prostitutes
Pornai(4):
- General prostitutes that worked at brothels
- Viewed negatively
- They advertised on the streets
- The money went to their masters
Hetairai(4):
- They were free women
- They could buy and sell land
- Were educated
- had talents like music,dancing poetry
Similarities between pornai and Hetairai(3):
- Sex for money
- Male clients
- Both legal
What was the name of Pericles’ hetairai mistress?
Aspasia
Why were the hetairai educated?(2):
- To engage in witty banter
- To please men in any way
How was prostitution seen in Rome?
It was a shameful profession
What is a Meretrix?
A roman female prostitute
What did a meretrix wear?
A toga
Prostitution carries the statue…
infamis
Why were prostitutes infamis?
because someone else was controlling their bodies
What can we tell about Clodia based on her depiction by Ciero and catallus?[5]:
- She is very sexually active
- She is immodest
- She is primiscuous
- ” She has made a habbit of attending banquets of men she does not know”
- “She established herself in the life of a harlot”
Name other professions that were seen as ‘Infamis’[2]:
- Gladiators
- Actors
Porne brothels [3]:
- Were often in slum areas
- Unpleaseant
- Unhygeinic
Neaira’s story part one [5]:
- Was a very expensive prostitute
- Two regular clients bought her
- She was later sold again to Phyrion
- She was treated brutally
- She ran away to Megara
Neaira’s story part two [5]:
- While in hiding she met Stephanus
- She moved to Athens to live as his wife
- Stephanus rented her out as a prostitute to other men
- He black mailed her clients by catching the with his new ‘wife’
- She was eventually discovered and there was a court case
Neaira’s story part three [3]:
- The trial revealed that her daughter, Phano, was illegally given in marriage
- The court case did not imply that she had been mistreated in any way
- She was portrayed as a villainess in her trial
Who was Neaira’s daughter?
Phano
Neaira was…
Athenian
Aspasia was a famous…[2]:
- Brothel keeper
- Hetaira
Aspasia was greatly admired for her…[2]:
- Artistic skills
- Wisdom in political and philosophical matters
Who was plutarch?
An Athenian biographer
Plutarch heavily implies that…
Aspasia was to thank for Pericles’ political success
In Rome prostitution was overseen by…
the government
