Hetairai, or HETÆRÆ (Gr., 'female companions'), the courtesans of Athens, who enjoyed a social standing not elsewhere accorded to them, were often women of high culture, and exercised great influence. See ASPASIA, LAIS, PHRYNE.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 699
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