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Glycera (courtesan)

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is entitled 'Alcibiades and Glycera'. This is not meant to be a portrait of any of the historical Glyceras, for the identification is only nominal, acting as a thin classical veneer for the image's erotic or pornographic intent. These engraving's titles usually use a historically verified pair of
103:(between 329 BC and 324 BC), Harpalus obtained Glycera using funds derived from his office. In return for her Harpalus sent grain to Athens and guaranteed their citizenship rights. 153:), but that is not the case here - Glycera is 4th century BC whilst Alcibiades is 5th century BC - making the veneer here even thinner than usual. 204: 194: 189: 146: 23: 111: 100: 199: 135: 131: 114:, and later returned to Athens, where she allegedly became the love of the poet Menander. 77: 183: 169: 99:
in the second half of the 4th century BC. After the death of his previous mistress
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Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association
150: 140: 96: 82: 66: 59: 107: 30:) (the sweet one) was a popular name often used for 162:Post, L.A.; "Woman's Place in Menander's Athens", 51:. (Athen. xiii. pp. 586, 595, 605, &c.) 16:Popular name often used for Hellenistic hetaerae 43:The daughter of Thalassis and the mistress of 8: 106:She accompanied Harpalus in his escape from 121: 69:. (Hor. Carm. i. 19. 30. iii. 19.29.) 7: 14: 166:, Vol. 71, 1940, pp. 420–459 1: 80:in Caracci's engravings for 221: 27: 205:Greek female prostitutes 126:'Glycera and Alcibiades' 90: 195:Ancient Athenian women 127: 130:One of the images of 125: 91:Harpalus's mistress 138:'s engravings for 128: 190:Ancient Athenians 136:Agostino Carracci 95:Originating from 212: 132:sexual positions 54:The mistress of 29: 220: 219: 215: 214: 213: 211: 210: 209: 180: 179: 178: 170:Ancient Library 159: 120: 93: 65:A favourite of 17: 12: 11: 5: 218: 216: 208: 207: 202: 197: 192: 182: 181: 177: 174: 173: 172: 167: 158: 155: 119: 116: 92: 89: 88: 87: 78:sexual partner 70: 63: 52: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 217: 206: 203: 201: 198: 196: 193: 191: 188: 187: 185: 175: 171: 168: 165: 161: 160: 156: 154: 152: 148: 145:lovers (e.g. 143: 142: 137: 133: 124: 117: 115: 113: 109: 104: 102: 98: 85: 84: 79: 75: 71: 68: 64: 61: 57: 53: 50: 46: 42: 41: 40: 38: 37: 33: 25: 24:Ancient Greek 21: 163: 139: 129: 105: 94: 81: 34: 19: 18: 72:Nominally, 39:, held by: 32:Hellenistic 184:Categories 101:Pythionice 74:Alcibiades 58:, born in 118:Fictional 112:Alexander 200:Hetairai 49:Menander 45:Harpalus 36:hetaerae 157:Sources 56:Pausias 28:Γλυκέρα 20:Glycera 151:Aeneas 141:I Modi 97:Athens 83:I Modi 67:Horace 60:Sicyon 176:Notes 110:with 108:India 149:and 147:Dido 47:and 134:in 76:'s 186:: 26:: 86:. 62:. 22:(

Index

Ancient Greek
Hellenistic
hetaerae
Harpalus
Menander
Pausias
Sicyon
Horace
Alcibiades
sexual partner
I Modi
Athens
Pythionice
India
Alexander

sexual positions
Agostino Carracci
I Modi
Dido
Aeneas
Ancient Library
Categories
Ancient Athenians
Ancient Athenian women
Hetairai
Greek female prostitutes

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