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Phryne

371 BC - 310 BC

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Phryne (Ancient Greek: Φρύνη, before 370 – after 316 BC) was an ancient Greek hetaira (courtesan). Born Mnesarete, she was from Thespiae in Boeotia, but seems to have lived most of her life in Athens. Though she apparently grew up poor, she became one of the wealthiest women in Greece. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phryne has received more than 1,055,690 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Phryne is the most popular model, the 118th most popular biography from Greece (down from 103rd in 2019) and the most popular Greek Model.

Phryne was a famous courtesan and prostitute in ancient Greece. She was known for her beauty and intelligence, which she used to get out of trouble.

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  • 67.77

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among models, Phryne ranks 1 out of 313After her are Isabella Rossellini, Carla Bruni, Tina Modotti, Brigitte Nielsen, Ira von Fürstenberg, Maye Musk, Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum, Claudia Schiffer, Twiggy, and Alice Prin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 371 BC, Phryne ranks 2Before her is Theophrastus. After her is Marcus Valerius Corvus. Among people deceased in 310 BC, Phryne ranks 3Before her are Roxana, and Pytheas. After her are Vyasa, Bian Que, Hui Shi, Nicanor, and Pharnabazus III.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Phryne ranks 118 out of 1,024Before her are Pheidippides (-600), Phaedrus (-20), Ictinus (-500), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), and Lysias (-445). After her are John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Cratylus (-500), Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Parmenion (-400), Oruç Reis (1473), and Critias (-460).

Among MODELS In Greece

Among models born in Greece, Phryne ranks 1