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In ancient
Greece and
Anatolia a 'hierodule', from the
Greek '' ( "temple" + δούλη "female slave"), was a temple slave in the service of a specific deity, often with the connotation of
religious prostitution. The priestesses of
Inanna/
Ishtar were known to be hierodules, or
nadītu in the native
Sumerian language.
Among some
neopagans, a 'hierodule' may be a priestess who has
sexual intercourse in the role of whichever
Goddess she serves in the divine union of
hieros gamos.
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