What Does Hetaira Mean in Greek?

Hetaira, (Greek: “female companion”) Latin hetaera, one of a class of professional independent courtesans of ancient Greece who, besides developing physical beauty, cultivated their minds and talents to a degree far beyond that allowed to the average Attic woman.

What best describes a hetaira?

What best describes a Hetaira? A hetaera or hetaira (Plural hetaerae or hetairai) was a woman in a special class in ancient Greece who served as a companion to men of the wealthy class. These women had special training and were freer than the men's wives who were carefully secluded in the homes.

What was Philke hetaira?

The struggle of the Greeks originated in the activities of the Philke Hetaira (a secret society for friendly brotherhood) formed in Odessa (now in Ukraine) in 1814. Its main object was to spread the doctrine of liberty and expel the Turks from Europe. They aimed to revive the old Greek empire of the east.

Robert Thorne

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