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deiki  ·  4124 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why shouldn't your teenager have a sex life?

Herodotus wrote how the tomb of Alyattes, once an ancient world attraction, was built mainly by the prostitutes of Lydia. The fascinating part of this is those prostitutes were the daughters of the common people, saving up for a dowry. They also got to choose who they got married to.