Ἑταῖραι Κορίνθιαι
Corinthian courtesans
Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 Jun 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Lais,1 Cyrene, Leaina, Sinope,2 Pyrrhine,3 Scione, Thracian Rhodopis,4 the fellow-slave of Aesop the story-teller, who after being freed stayed in Egypt [sc. were all courtesans]. Aristophanes says in Wealth: "and they say that the Corinthian courtesans, whenever a working man gives them a try, pay him no mind; but if a rich man [does], they turn the ass to him5 right away."