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Aspasia (ăspā`shə, -zhə), fl. mid-5th cent. B.C., Athenian courtesan. A woman of great beauty and intelligence, she became the mistress and, according to some poets, adviser of Pericles Pericles (pĕr`ĭklēz), c.495–429 B.C., Athenian statesman. ..... Click the link for more information. after he divorced (445 B.C.) his wife. She is the chief figure in Aspasia, a dialogue by Aeschines the Socratic, in which she criticizes the training of women. She also appears in the Menexnus, probably written by Plato, and in the writings of Xenophon Xenophon (zĕn`əfən), c.430 B.C.–c.355 B.C., Greek historian, b. Athens. ..... Click the link for more information. , who wrote favorably of her. Aspasia(flourished 5th century BC) Mistress of Pericles and a vivid figure in Athenian society. Originally from Miletus, she lived with Pericles from c. 445 BC until his death in 429. Because she was not a citizen, their son was initially denied civic rights. Though an intellectual admired by Socrates, she endured public attacks, especially in comic theatre, for her private life and her supposed influence on Pericles' foreign policy. Aspasia mistress of Pericles; byword for cultured courtesan. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 58] See : Courtesanship Aspasia pathetic figure bearing fate with fortitude. [Br. Lit.: The Maid’s Tragedy] See : Longsuffering How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then, during the Golden Age of Athens, a humanistic circle of thinkers led by Aspasia included Protagoras and Socrates. CHARACTERS: THUCYDIDES, HISTORIAN PERICLES, LEADER OF ATHENS ASPASIA, PERICLES' WIFE Just as the Greeks boast of Aspasia, Diotima, and Macrina, and our Roman ancestors of Proba, Aemilia Africana, Hortensia, and others, so do we in our time rejoice that Ippolita has been born in Italy and has been taught literature. |
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