hierodule
Sign in to saveAlso known as hieroduloi, hieródoulos, ἱερόδουλος, hierodulia, sacred slaves, sacred slave, ἱερόδουλοι
man or woman living in a condition (hierodulia) from a templar institution, who were dedicated as slaves to the worship of the god, often performing sacred prostitution (from Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) + δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”))
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- social status
- Subclass of
- slavery
- Field of occupation
- sacred prostitution
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- different from
- sacred prostitution
- Commons category
- Hierodules
- culture
- Ancient Greece
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