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Ancient Greek Prostitutes and the Textile Industry in Attic Vase-Painting ca. 550–450 <small class="caps" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">b.c.e.</small>

2013; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 106; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/clw.2013.0027

1558-9234

Marina Fischer,

Ancient Near East History

This paper examines the link between ancient Greek prostitutes and the textile industry, specifically through the women’s association with braiding frames, spinning, and wool-baskets, as they are portrayed in Attic vase-painting. The argument presented is twofold: one, prostitutes from all ranks were involved in the textile industry and were thus depicted working wool in vase-painting; and two, Aphrodite, the prostitutes’ patron deity, was also linked with textiles through the representations of her headdress, gestures of spinning, and her embroidered chest ornament on Attic pottery.