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They are sometimes referred to as courtesans in the English language, but by nature they were performers. Some "shirabyōshi" did sometimes sleep with their patrons and give birth to nobles' children, but this was not their intended purpose as entertainers. The best known shirabyōshi were Shizuka Gozen, Giō and Hotoke featured in "The Tale of the Heike".