Pallake
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depicting a scene from the play Perikeiromene. The woman to the left is identified as Glykera, the pallake of the man in the middle, Polemon. The man to the right is a household slave, Sosias. Pallakai ( ; singular pallake (παλλακή)) was the general name given to concubines in ancient Greece.
depicting a scene from the play Perikeiromene. The woman to the left is identified as Glykera, the pallake of the man in the middle, Polemon. The man to the right is a household slave, Sosias.]] Pallakai ( ; singular pallake (παλλακή)) was the general name given to concubines in ancient Greece.
Etymology
The word pallake, "concubine," is of uncertain etymology. R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin and a connection with Latin paelex, "mistress," which is also a loanword from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language.
See also
Sexual slavery Women in Classical Athens
References
External links
Text of the Agamemnon Text of the Oration Against Neaera in Greek and English Athenaze, Balme and Lawall, OUP Publishing, USA, 1995
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