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Rhodopis or Rodopis (Greek: Ῥοδῶπις), real name possibly Doricha (Δωρίχα), was a celebrated 6th-century BCE hetaera, of Thracian origin. [1] She is one of only two hetaerae mentioned by name in Herodotus ' discussion of the profession (the other is the somewhat later Archidike ).
"Rhodopis" (Ancient Greek: Ῥοδῶπις, romanized: Rhodôpis, lit. 'rosy-faced'; Ancient Greek pronunciation: [r̥odɔ̂ːpis] ) is an ancient tale about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt .
Rhodopis was a beautiful chaste maiden who kept her hair short and loved to hunt in the forests. Artemis, the maiden goddess of the hunt, took notice of her, and invited Rhodopis to join her in the hunt, and thus the young girl shunned marriage as well as all kinds of romantic love.
Hetaera of Naucratis mentioned by Herodotus alongside the earlier and more famous Rhodopis. [15] [16] Aristagora (Ἀρισταγόρα), of Corinth 4th century BC Hetaera, and mistress of the orator Hyperides, who apparently kept her in a house on the Piraeus.
' companion '; pl.. ἑταῖραι hetairai, / h ɪ ˈ t aɪ r aɪ /), Latinized as hetaera (/ h ɪ ˈ t ɪ r ə / pl. hetaerae / h ɪ ˈ t ɪ r iː /), was a type of courtesan or prostitute in ancient Greece, who served as an artist, entertainer, and conversationalist in addition to providing sexual service.
Rhodopis, an ancient Egyptian folk tale and precursor to Cinderella; Rhodopis (hetaera), ancient Greek courtesan mentioned by Herodotus who may underlie the Rhodopis story; Rhodopis and Euthynicus, pair of mythical hunters devoted to Artemis; Rhodopis, a genus of birds with the oasis hummingbird (Rhodopis vesper) as its only living member
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