auletris

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐλητρίς (aulētrís).

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auletris (plural auletrides)

  1. (historical) A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
    • 2002, Sian Lewis, The Athenian Woman, page 97:
      To equate auletrides with prostitutes tout court is an overgeneralisation, which in turn impacts on the reading of the imagery.
    • 2006, Melissa Hope Ditmore (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, volume 1, page 51:
      The auletris, or flute-player, provided musical accompaniment at the Greek symposium, a drinking party enjoyed by aristocratic males.
    • 2011, Laura K. McClure, Courtesans at Table, page 21:
      One of Theophrastus' characters speaks of instructing a servant to bring an auletris from the brothel [...] "that all of us might be entertained by her playing and be made glad".

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