Title: Athenian prostitution : the business of sex /
Authors: Cohen, Edward E.,
Year: 2015
Subjects: Sex Greece Athens History.; Prostitution Greece Athens.; Manners and customs; Prostitution; Sex; Athens (Greece) Social life and customs.; Greece Athens
Abstract: This is a pioneering study that examines the sale of sex in classical Athens from a commercial (rather than from a cultural or moral) perspective. Following the author's previous book on Athenian banking, 'Athenian Prostitution' analyses erotic business at Athens not anachronistically, but in the context of the Athenian economy.
Contents: Introduction -- Aphrodite's workers in democratic Athens -- Prostitution as a liberal profession -- (commercial) sex and the city : restrictions on prostitutes as political leaders -- "Prostitution pursuant to contract" -- Beyond legalization : laws affecting prostitutes -- Mothers and daughters in a family business -- The costs, and rewards, of sexual services.