Prostitution Flashcards
1
Q
Why is this the only form of female employment we have any detail about?
A
Because men didn’t value women’s work
2
Q
What would happen if your favourite prostitute was a slave?
A
You could purchase them and set them up as your concubine like what happened with Neaera and Metaneira.
3
Q
Why were prostitutes a good option?
A
Making love to a ‘respectable’ Athenian woman (not your wife or concubine) was fraught with difficulty and danger.
