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Definition of hetaera in English: hetaera(also hetaira) nounPlural hetairas, Plural hetaeras, Plural hetaerae, Plural hetairai hɪˈtɪərəhəˈtɪrə A courtesan or mistress, especially an educated one in ancient Greece. the scene shows the birth of Aphrodite from the sea, and a hetaera, piping Example sentencesExamples - In ancient Greece female professional musicians were usually slaves and prostitutes, such as the highly educated hetairai who often sang and accompanied themselves on the lyre.
- A number of the women had time to develop their minds in between flaunting their bodies, more like geisha girls, or the hetaerae of ancient Greece, than modern-day porn stars.
- The Barburen and both the Vermeers depict musical performances. Was musical skill expected of Dutch courtesans as it was of Greek hetairai; or was the women's deft play on instruments a bawdy symbol?
- This has been a traditional marketing angle in the sex industry, dating back to Roman times when the hetaerae, or foreign women, commanded the highest prices for sexual services.
- In the learned, Grecophile culture of the Medici pope's court, courtesans were regarded as latter-day reincarnations of hetairai, the women who entertained men at the symposium in ancient Greece.
Synonyms lover, beloved, significant other
Origin From Greek hetaira, feminine of hetairos 'companion'. Rhymes Altamira, chimera, clearer, Elvira, era, hearer, Hera, interferer, lempira, lira, lire, Madeira, Megaera, monstera, rangatira, rearer, scorzonera, sera, shearer, smearer, sneerer, steerer, Thera, Utsire, Vera Definition of hetaera in US English: hetaera(also hetaira) nounhəˈtirəhəˈtɪrə A courtesan or mistress, especially one in ancient Greece akin to the modern geisha. Example sentencesExamples - The Barburen and both the Vermeers depict musical performances. Was musical skill expected of Dutch courtesans as it was of Greek hetairai; or was the women's deft play on instruments a bawdy symbol?
- A number of the women had time to develop their minds in between flaunting their bodies, more like geisha girls, or the hetaerae of ancient Greece, than modern-day porn stars.
- In the learned, Grecophile culture of the Medici pope's court, courtesans were regarded as latter-day reincarnations of hetairai, the women who entertained men at the symposium in ancient Greece.
- In ancient Greece female professional musicians were usually slaves and prostitutes, such as the highly educated hetairai who often sang and accompanied themselves on the lyre.
- This has been a traditional marketing angle in the sex industry, dating back to Roman times when the hetaerae, or foreign women, commanded the highest prices for sexual services.
Synonyms lover, beloved, significant other
Origin From Greek hetaira, feminine of hetairos ‘companion’. |