Hetairai (English spelling)

Japanese: ヘタイライ(英語表記)hetairai
Hetairai (English spelling)
From the ancient Greek word meaning "girlfriend" or "mistress," it was used to describe cultured courtesans in contrast to ordinary prostitutes (pornai). Hetaira (singular) began to appear in Ionia and mainland Greece around the 7th century BCE, and in the classical period, port cities such as Athens and Corinth were famous for the number and quality of their hetaira. Hetaira, on the other hand, were not found in Sparta. The association of hetaira, skilled in music and dance and often well versed in literature, art, and philosophy, was not considered vulgar, and they served as hostesses at banquets where wives and daughters could not be present.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
〈女友だち〉もしくは〈情婦〉の意味をもつ古代ギリシア語で,一般の売春婦(ポルナイpornai)と対比して,教養ある遊女を表すのに用いられた。ヘタイラ(単数形)は前7世紀頃からイオニア地方やギリシア本土に現れはじめ,古典期にはアテナイやコリントスのような港町がそのヘタイラの数の多さと質の高さで有名であった。一方スパルタではヘタイラはみられなかった。音楽や踊りに熟練し,文学・芸術・哲学にもしばしば精通したヘタイラとの交際は,下品なこととはみなされず,妻女が姿をみせることのない宴席では彼女たちがホステスの役をつとめた。

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