Aspasiaa courtesan. She was the most celebrated of the Greek Hetæræ, to whom Pericles attached himself. On the death of Pericles she lived with Lysicles, a cattle-dealer. The Hetæræ of Athens were, many of them, distinguished for talents and accomplishments. Those of Corinth were connected with the worship of Aphrodite (Venus). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Aspasia from Infoplease:
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