Neaera
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In Greek mythology, Neaera was one of several individuals:
- Neaera was the wife of Strymon and mother of Evadne.
- Neaera was one of the Niobids, a murdered daughter of Amphion and Niobe.
- Neaera was a nymph, the mother of Lampetia and Phaethusa by Helios.
In Greek history Neaera was a hetaira, known largely from the speech Against Neaera (c. 340 BCE) attributed to the Athenian orator Demosthenes.