Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.7

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a. Prostitution in full flower . . . . . . 264 b. The harlot a necessity of life; an important part of social life; she accompanies in war, the hunt, and other diversions 266 c. The woman of pleasure as an ornament to the festival, escort of honour for and attendant on the important guest . . 268 d. Condemnation of the venal woman . . . . . 273 the *dēmos* of Athens, and the *dēmos* of the other cities, were not merely the poor, but the whole body of citizens, including the rich, who were not members of the oligarchical clubs. The *dēmos* was the sovereign people, and the *dēmos* was the name of the party which supported the democratic constitution.