Prostitution Flashcards

1
Q

Why is this the only form of female employment we have any detail about?

A

Because men didn’t value women’s work

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2
Q

What would happen if your favourite prostitute was a slave?

A

You could purchase them and set them up as your concubine like what happened with Neaera and Metaneira.

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3
Q

Why were prostitutes a good option?

A

Making love to a ‘respectable’ Athenian woman (not your wife or concubine) was fraught with difficulty and danger.

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