Phila of Thebes ( Greek: Φίλα) (fl. 300s BCE) was a hetaira in Athens. [1] [2] She may have been enslaved at the Siege of Thebes in 335 BC. Originally, she was enslaved to a woman called Nicarete who purchased and trained several women to become courtesans. [1] [3] Phila was eventually ransomed for a large sum (possibly 2,000 drachmas) by the famous orator Hyperides, who installed her at his house in Eleusis. [4] [5] [6]
Phila of Thebes ( Greek: Φίλα) (fl. 300s BCE) was a hetaira in Athens. [1] [2] She may have been enslaved at the Siege of Thebes in 335 BC. Originally, she was enslaved to a woman called Nicarete who purchased and trained several women to become courtesans. [1] [3] Phila was eventually ransomed for a large sum (possibly 2,000 drachmas) by the famous orator Hyperides, who installed her at his house in Eleusis. [4] [5] [6]