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I saw courtesans doing parkour, doing that run across walls where it's the one-foot-width wooden poles or the walls. [[User:Spartan-617|Spartan-617]] 15:10, March 15, 2010 (UTC) | I saw courtesans doing parkour, doing that run across walls where it's the one-foot-width wooden poles or the walls. [[User:Spartan-617|Spartan-617]] 15:10, March 15, 2010 (UTC) | ||
== Courtesans vs. Concubines == | |||
So I just created the article [[Concubines]], only to realize that its content is already covered here. I'm not sure if concubines should go under this article. | |||
The technical definition of a "[[wikipedia:courtesan|courtesan]]" refers to a lady of court (though originally a courtier, male or female). A courtesan were well-educated and trained in the arts of music and dancing, especially in association with a wealthy or noble society. In this respects, a concubine to the emperor is a courtesan. However, the word "courtesan" as used in ''Assassin's Creed'' refers to prostitutes, or as a euphemism for prostitutes. Although concubines are essentially mistresses, Chinese concubines were not prostitutes (at least not the imperial ones, though maybe for a middle-class businessman they could be) and so are distinct from the courtesans in Ezio's trilogy. [[User:Sol Pacificus|<span style="color:#990000;font-family:Monotype Corsiva;font-size:17px">'''Sol Pacificus'''</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:Sol Pacificus|<span style="color:#D4AF37;font-family:Californian FB;font-size:11px">(Cyfiero)</span>]]</sup> 04:34, January 24, 2017 (UTC) | |||
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isnt it when you build a brothel in Monteriggioni courtesans appear? XKMS Famine 23:02, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
OBJECTION!!
I saw courtesans doing parkour, doing that run across walls where it's the one-foot-width wooden poles or the walls. Spartan-617 15:10, March 15, 2010 (UTC)
Courtesans vs. Concubines
So I just created the article Concubines, only to realize that its content is already covered here. I'm not sure if concubines should go under this article.
The technical definition of a "courtesan" refers to a lady of court (though originally a courtier, male or female). A courtesan were well-educated and trained in the arts of music and dancing, especially in association with a wealthy or noble society. In this respects, a concubine to the emperor is a courtesan. However, the word "courtesan" as used in Assassin's Creed refers to prostitutes, or as a euphemism for prostitutes. Although concubines are essentially mistresses, Chinese concubines were not prostitutes (at least not the imperial ones, though maybe for a middle-class businessman they could be) and so are distinct from the courtesans in Ezio's trilogy. Sol Pacificus(Cyfiero) 04:34, January 24, 2017 (UTC)