In ancient Greece, Corinth was a city with a rep. It was so well known for prostitution, writes Debra Hamel, that the Greeks made its name into a verb, korinthiazein: to fornicate. It was there, in ...

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Warning: This article contains spoilers from the light novel and the manga. Fenxigan, a former courtesan, has her life changed by a fateful meeting with strategist Lakan. Despite a brief reunion with ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Our connection with art and aesthetics is about as old as humanity; and performers’ multi-layered lives and stories go at least as far back as recorded history. Madhur Gupta, one ...

Drawn—or forced—into a life of wealth and power, the courtesans, royal concubines and mistresses of history offer a rich look into the lurid depths of the world’s monarchies. With rulers trapped in ...