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 , c.495–429 B.C., Athenian statesman. He was a member of the Alcmaeonidae family through his mother, a niece of Cleisthenes. He first came to prominence as an opponent of the Areopagus (462) and as one of the prosecutors of Cimon, whom he replaced in
..... 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 , c.430 B.C.–c.355 B.C., Greek historian, b. Athens. He was one of the well-to-do young disciples of Socrates before leaving Athens to join the Greek force (the Ten Thousand) that was in the service of Cyrus the Younger of Persia.
..... 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

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found	Aso-san Asoka asomatognosia Asopinae Asopus Asotin County Asp ASP Industry Consortium ASP+ Aspadana asparaginase asparagine asparagolite Asparagus asparagus rust asparagus stone aspartame aspartase aspartate aspartic acid aspartokinase aspartoyl aspartyl phosphate Asparukh Aspasia Aspasia of Miletus Aspasia Papatanasiou aspasticum Aspatha Aspatia Aspazija aspect aspect angle aspect ratio Aspect, Biological Aspect, Geographic Aspect, Verbal aspect-oriented programming aspection aspen Aspen Music Festival Aspendus asperges Aspergillaceae Aspergillales aspergillic acid aspergillin Aspergillosis Aspergillus asperifoliate asperity	aspartic acid aspartic acid aspartic acid aspartic acid Aspartic endopeptidases Aspartic endopeptidases Aspartic endopeptidases Aspartic kinase Aspartic kinase Aspartic protease Aspartic protease Aspartic protease Aspartoacylase Aspartoacylase deficiency aspartokinase aspartokinase aspartokinase aspartoyl aspartyl phosphate Aspartylglucosaminidase Aspartylglucosaminuria Asparukh Asparukh of Bulgaria Aspas ASPASA ASPASI Aspasia Aspasia Aspasia of Athens Aspasia of Athens Aspasia of Miletus Aspasia Papatanasiou aspastic aspasticum Aspatame Aspatame Aspatame Aspatha ASPATHI Aspatia Aspatia of Miletos ASPAU ASPAVA Aspazija ASPB ASPBAE Aspberger's Aspberger's Syndrome ASPBI ASPBOA ASPBSEC ASPBYC ASPC ASPC-F ASPCA ASPCA ASPCA

Mentioned in

Encyclopedia browser

Full browser

No references found

Aspasia (redirected from Aspasia of Miletus)

Aspasia

Aspasia
(redirected from Aspasia of Miletus)