Role of women in the economy

What was the community space called?

The agora

What was the attitude around prosititution?

There was nothing ‘hidden’ or shameful for the males who used it. It was closely regulated and contributed to the economy

Different types of prostitutes were?

pornai, independent prostitutes, hetaerae

Pornai were prostitutes who?

worked under the control of a madam in a brothel

What did independent prostitutes do?

They worked the streets, wearing lots of makeup, and wore sandals that the sole left a message saying ‘follow me’

What did the hetaerae do?

They were at the top of the scale, considered ‘companions’ to men, because of their beauty, intellect, and interest in art and entertaining men

What happened to some hetaerae?

Some were charged with impiety, others mothered children

What happened to the female children of the hetaerai?

Female children were often killed or trained to follow their mothers into prostitution

What were some other jobs for lower class women?

They kept taverns, were wool workers, traded goods

Who were allowed at the Symposium?

Hetaerae and men

What did hetaerae do at the symposium?

they were the entertainment (dancing and playing music) for the men after the eating, drinking and pouring of liberations

What could hetaerae be hired to do?

come with the man to festivals or events

hetaerae had more control over what?

their finances