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Diotima of Mantinea
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Diotima of Mantinea is the name or pseudonym of an ancient Greek character in Plato's dialogue Symposium, possibly an actual historical figure, indicated as having lived circa 440 B.C. Her ideas and d
Jadwiga Łuszczewska, who used the pen name Diotima, posing as the ancient seer in a painting by Józef Simmler, 1855
Jadwiga Łuszczewska, who used the pen name Diotima, posing as the ancient seer in a painting by Józef Simmler, 1855
Relief of a woman holding a liver for hepatoscopy, possibly a depiction of Diotima of Mantineia.
Relief of a woman holding a liver for hepatoscopy, possibly a depiction of Diotima of Mantineia.
Aspasia
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Aspasia was a metic woman who lived in Classical Athens. Born in Miletus, she moved to Athens and began a relationship with the statesman Pericles. According to the traditional historical narrative, s
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…man"), who, according to Plutarch, was Alcibiades' consort. Plato was thought by some 19th- and early 20th-century scholars to have based Diotima on Aspasia, the companion of Pericles who famously impressed him by her intelligence and eloquence. This identification was recently revived by Armand D'Angour…
Marble portrait herm identified by an inscription as Aspasia, possibly copied from her grave.
Marble portrait herm identified by an inscription as Aspasia, possibly copied from her grave.
Bust of Plutarch, the main ancient source for the life of Aspasia
Bust of Plutarch, the main ancient source for the life of Aspasia
Bust of Pericles
Bust of Pericles
In a tradition that can be traced back to the fourth century BC, Aspasia was a skilled rhetorician. In this painting by Nicolas-André Monsiau, she spe
In a tradition that can be traced back to the fourth century BC, Aspasia was a skilled rhetorician. In this painting by Nicolas-André Monsiau, she speaks while Socrates and Alcibiades listen attentively.