Auletris

To equate auletrides with prostitutes tout court is an overgeneralisation, which in turn impacts on the reading of the imagery.

The auletris, or flute-player, provided musical accompaniment at the Greek symposium, a drinking party enjoyed by aristocratic males.

One of Theophrastus' characters speaks of instructing a servant to bring an auletris from the brothel [...] "that all of us might be entertained by her playing and be made glad".