Hetaira

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of hetaera. alt-of, alternative

    "In one of the Greek satirist Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans, a conversation takes place between the hetaira Tryphaena and a young client named Charmides."

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adventuresscourtesandelilahdemimondefemme fataleharlot

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"In one of the Greek satirist Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans, a conversation takes place between the hetaira Tryphaena and a young client named Charmides."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā), feminine of ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).

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