Aspasia
a courtesan. She was the most celebrated of the Greek Hetæræ,
to whom Pericles attached himself. On the death of Pericles she lived
with Lysicles, a cattle-dealer. The Hetæræ of Athens were, many of
them, distinguished for talents and accomplishments. Those of Corinth
were connected with the worship of Aphrodite (Venus).
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