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La Courtisane by Thomas Couture (1864) (Public Domain) — 13 Oct 2021

Women Of Independent Means, Revered Ancient Courtesans

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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One day, the 19th-century courtesan, Esther Guimond, was traveling through Naples when she was stopped for a routine examination of her passport. When asked her profession, she quietly and discreetly told the official that she was a woman of...
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29 Mar 2021

Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men

*By MartiniF*

*History & Tradition*

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In his writing on the Athenian Statesman Pericles, Plutarch (c. 46 – c. 119 AD), marvels at the "... great art or power this woman had, that she managed as she pleased the leading men of the state and gave the philosophers an opportunity to...
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Aspasia

Women Of Independent Means, Revered Ancient Courtesans

Aspasia The Metiki Who Seduced And Confused Athens’ Powerful Men