"Houris aren't women," said Jubal. "They are separate creations, like djinni and angels.  They don't need human souls, they are spirits to start with, eternal and unchanging and beautiful.  There are male houris, too, or the male equivalent of houris.  Houris don't have to earn their way into Paradise; they're on the staff.  They serve endless delicious foods and pass around drinks that never give hangovers and entertain in other ways as requested.  But the souls of human wives don't have to do any housework, any more than the men.  Correct, Stinky?"