Phila of Thebes

Phila of Thebes (Greek: Φίλα) (fl. 300s BCE) was a hetaira in Athens. She may have been enslaved at the Siege of Thebes in 335 BC. Originally, she was enslaved to a woman called Nicarete who purchased and trained several women to become courtesans. Phila was eventually ransomed for a large sum (possibly 2,000 drachmas) by the famous orator Hyperides, who installed her at his house in Eleusis.