Her case is so insane to me yet so familiar, somehow mankind evolved into individuals that will forgive or allow horrid stuff from attractive/beautiful people. I don't know if this happens since the beginning of the species
Phryne before the Areopagus is very likely made up, as an older account doesn't mention the areopagus being dazzled by the naked hetaira's beauty, but even in its satirizing Greek attitudes towards beauty, it still demonstrates them.