iHetaira/i, in Its Earlier and Nobler Sense...(CEG I, 97)
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Attic grave-reliefs of the Classical period, gender, age and social class in Ancient Greece, hetairaAbstract
The study of Attic grave-reliefs from the Classical period can be of great interest as a source of information about the relationships between gender, age and social class in Ancient Greece. This essay analyses an epigram devoted to a deceased woman by a female friend. The use of emhetaira/em in this text has triggered some interpretations mdash;misleading, in my opinionmdash; of the two women being prostitutes.
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