Before revision: 1550): legendary gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty ʽInān (, d. 841), qiyan Imperia Cognati (1486–1512), courtesan of Renaissance Rome, referred to as the "first courtesan" in Europe Kanhopatra (15th-century) Indian Marathi saint-poet and courtesan Lais of Corinth (5th century BCE), hetaira-courtesan Lais of Hyccara (killed 340 BCE), hetaira-courtesan Marion Delorme (c. 1613–1650): lover of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the Prince of Condé, and Cardinal Richelieu Ninon de l'Enclos (1615–1705): lover of the Prince of Condé and Gaspard de Coligny Phryne (4th century BCE), hetaira-courtesan Praecia (fl.
After revision: 1550): legendary gisaeng of the Joseon Dynasty ʽInān (, d. 841), qiyan Imperia Cognati (1486–1512), dancer,singer of Renaissance Rome, referred to as the "first courtesan" in Europe Kanhopatra (15th-century) Indian Marathi saint-poet and courtesan Lais of Corinth (5th century BCE), hetaira-courtesan Lais of Hyccara (killed 340 BCE), hetaira-courtesan Marion Delorme (c. 1613–1650): lover of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the Prince of Condé, and Cardinal Richelieu Ninon de l'Enclos (1615–1705): lover of the Prince of Condé and Gaspard de Coligny Phryne (4th century BCE), hetaira-courtesan Praecia (fl.