A courtesan is a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele. Historically, the term referred to a courtier, a person who attended the...

Look up courtesan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Courtesan is a female courtier. Courtesan may also refer to: A prostitute, catering to clients of...

Hell Courtesan (Japanese: 地獄太夫, romanized: Jigoku Dayū) is a legendary figure originating in Edo Japanese folklore. The Hell Courtesan has been portrayed...

Glycera (Ancient Greek: Γλυκέρα) (the sweet one) was a popular name often used for Hellenistic hetaerae, held by: The daughter of Thalassis and the mistress...

Honest Courtesan is a 1992 biographical book by Margaret Rosenthal about a 16th-century Venetian courtesan named Veronica Franco. The Venetian courtesan has...

This list of prostitutes and courtesans includes famous persons who have engaged in prostitution and courtesan work. Aspasia, Greek hetaera, companion...

Gaṇikā or ganika (Sanskrit: गणिका) were female courtesans in early Ancient India, with their earliest reference in the Vedic period. Mentioned in the Kamasutra...

Nicopolis (born c.150 BC) was a Roman hetaira possibly of Greek origin. She was likely a former slave from Greece, who earned her fortune as a prostitute...

Intimate Confessions Of A Chinese Courtesan (Chinese: 愛奴; pinyin: Ai Nu) is a 1972 Hong Kong film directed by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers...

Philip and Olympias were said to have brought in a high-priced Thessalian courtesan named Callixena. According to Athenaeus, Callixena was employed by Olympias...

Alphonsine Rose Plessis; 15 January 1824 – 3 February 1847) was a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She was the inspiration...

Frine, Courtesan of Orient (Italian: Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus...

Indonesian for 'sun', lit. 'eye of the day'), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was...

Berloget), also known as Pauline and Arthur W, was a French transgender courtesan, demimondaine, singer, artist, and writer who was prominent in Parisian...

楊宛; pinyin: Yáng Wǎn, courtesy name: Wǎnshū 宛叔), was one of the famous courtesan poets of the Qinhuai pleasure district in Nanjing during the waning years...

by the fashions of the courtesan. For these reasons, the fetish of the courtesan appealed to many. Works depicting courtesans have since been criticised...

Portrait of a Courtesan (also known as Portrait of Fillide) was a painting by the Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Painted between 1597...

Manisha Koirala as Mallikajaan: chief courtesan of Shahi Mahal Sonakshi Sinha as Rehanajaan: former chief courtesan of Shahi Mahal, Mallikajaan's elder...

"Ambapālika", "Ambapali", or "Amra" was a celebrated nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of the Republic of Vaishali (located in present-day Bihar) in ancient...

on the non-fiction book The Honest Courtesan by Margaret Rosenthal, the film is about Veronica Franco, a courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice who becomes...

October 1586, near Tours), dame de Couy, was a French (originally Italian) courtesan. She was the mother of Diane de France. Her father was Gian Antonio Duci...

The Courtesans Reply is a poetry pamphlet written by Shazea Quraishi, published as part of flipped eye publishing’s flap series. The work is no. 7 in the...

Seymour Bell (1829–1894, married name Thistlethwayte) was an Irish-born courtesan of Victorian England. She was most notorious for the Nepalese Prime Minister...

Oiran (花魁) is a collective term for the highest-ranking courtesans in Japanese history, who were considered to be above common prostitutes (known as yūjo...

de Lanclos (10 November 1620 – 17 October 1705), was a French author, courtesan and patron of the arts. Born Anne de l'Enclos in Paris on 10 November...

Friendship (romantic / cross-sex / zone) Intimate and sexual Casual Monogamy Non-monogamy Mutual monogamy Polyamory Polyfidelity Cicisbeo Concubinage Courtesan Mistress...

Portrait of a Courtesan or Portrait of a Woman is a c. 1520 oil on canvas painting by Palma Vecchio, now in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan. Probably...

Wáng Wēi (Chinese: 王微; 1597–1647), also known by her courtesy name Xiūwēi (Chinese: 修微), was a Chinese Gējì, poet, and traveller during the late Ming dynasty...

Nelly O'Brien (c. 1739 – c. 1768) was a courtesan, best known for having been painted by the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. She is not to be confused with...

Veronica Franco (1546–1591) was an Italian poet and courtesan in 16th-century Venice. She is known for her notable clientele, feminist advocacy, literary...