Courtesans
group · 3 works · 7 mentions · 15 anchored passages
courtesans · courtesan · courtezans · leading courtesans · those women
spoken of as
1 expressionCourtesan1 mention
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana (English)
And, finally, a regular courtesan.
in the texts
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Professional women praised for skill and variety in love-making, depicted receiving multiple partners at once.
The same things can be done when several men are sitting in company with one courtesan, or when one courtesan is alone with many men.
It is on this account that courtezans, who are well acquainted with various ways and means, become so desirable, for if variety is sought in all the arts and amusements, such as archery and others, how much more should it be sought after in the present case.
) The man should become a great friend of the brother of the girl, the said brother being of the same age as himself, and addicted to courtesans, and to intrigues with the wives of other people, and should give him assistance in such matters, and also give him occasional presents.
De Rerum Natura
Professional sex workers described as moving deliberately during intercourse to avoid conception and to please clients, contrasted with wives.
To keep from pregnancy and lying in,
And all the while to render Venus more
A pleasure for the men- the which meseems
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
The women sent by Lomapāda's court to lure the ascetic Ṛśyaśṛṅga to the city.
'"Let courtesans, beautiful and well-adorned, go there;
'The leading courtesans, having heard this, entered the great forest;
'Those women, wondrously attired, singing in sweet voices, approached the sage's son and all spoke to him.