Philia
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Philia's name is Greek for "love". A virgin courtesan in the House of Lycus. She is promised to Miles and vows to give him the body he has paid for, although she loves Hero and promises he will always have her heart. Young, pretty, devoted, and, at times, dim. An archetypal
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