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History Of Prostitution
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History Of Prostitution
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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History Of Prostitution

History Of Prostitution

by William W. Sanger
History Of Prostitution
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History Of Prostitution

History Of Prostitution

by William W. Sanger

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

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ISBN-13: 9781589637627
Publisher: Press Holdings International
Publication date: 04/01/2002
Pages: 712
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.56(d)

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CHAPTER III. GREECE. Mythology. Solonian Legislation. Dicteria. Pisistratiase. Lycurgus and Sparta. Laws on Prostitution. Case of Phryne. Classes of Prostitutes. Pornikon Telos. Dress. Hair of Prostitutes. The Dieteriades of Athens. Abode and Manners. Appearance of Dicteria. Laws regulating Dicteria. Schools of Prostitution. Loose Prostitutes. Old Prostitutes. Auletrides, or Flute-players. Origin. How hired. Performances. Anecdote of Arcadians. Price of Flute-players. Festival of Venus Periboa. Venus Callipyge. Lesbian Love. Lamia. Hetaira?. Social Standing. Venus and her Temples. Charms of Hetairee. Thargelia. Aspasia. Hipparchia. Bacchis. Guathena and Gua- thenion. Lais. Phryne. Pythionice. Glycera. Leontium. Other Hetairse. Biographers of Prostitutes. Philtres. The Greek mythology supposes obviously a relaxed state of public morals. What period in the history of the nation it may be assumed to reflect is, however, by no means certain. It is not reasonable to suppose that the Homeric poems were composed for immodest audiences, and it would perhaps be fairer to lay the blame of the mythological indecencies at the door of the age which polished and improved upon them, rather than of that which is entitled to the credit of their conception in the rough. Our first reliable information regarding the morals of the Greek women, passing over, for the present, the legislation ascribed to Lycurgus, is found in the ordinances of Solon. Draco is supposed to have affixed the penalty of death indiscriminately to rape, seduction, and adultery. It has been conjectured that the safety- valve used at that time, ordinary prostitution being unknown, was a system of religious prostitution in thetemples, borrowed from and analogous to the plan already described. This, however, ...

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