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|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[company]] of [[ἱερόδουλοι]], <span class="title">IG</span>14.914 (Ostia):—also [[ἱεροδουλία]], ib.1024 (Rome).</span> | |Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[company]] of [[ἱερόδουλοι]], <span class="title">IG</span>14.914 (Ostia):—also [[ἱεροδουλία]], ib.1024 (Rome).</span> | ||
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==Wikipedia EN== | |||
Sacred prostitution, temple prostitution, cult prostitution, and religious prostitution are general terms for a rite consisting of paid intercourse performed in the context of religious worship, possibly as a form of fertility rite or divine marriage (hieros gamos). Scholars prefer the terms "sacred sex" or "sacred sexual rites" in cases where payment for services is not involved. | |||
In ancient Greece, sacred prostitution was known in the city of Corinth where the Temple of Aphrodite employed a significant number of female servants, hetairai, during classical antiquity. | |||
The Greek term hierodoulos or hierodule has sometimes been taken to mean sacred holy woman, but it is more likely to refer to a former slave freed from slavery in order to be dedicated to a god. | |||
In the temple of Apollo at Bulla Regia, a woman was found buried with an inscription reading: "Adulteress. Prostitute. Seize (me), because I fled from Bulla Regia." It has been speculated she might be a woman forced into sacred prostitution as a punishment for adultery. | |||