Aspasia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23738617 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Futo Kennedy (Denison University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah04050.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4390637468 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Aspasia was an immigrant to Athens from a prominent family in Miletos. Her sister was married to an Athenian aristocrat while she married the Athenian general Pericles. Her relationship to Perikles made her a frequent target on the comic stage in the fifth century, often through sexual innuendos and explicit name calling. Numerous Socratic dialogues feature her as a teacher of rhetoric and intellectual. In the second century ce , these traditions combined to turn her image into that of a sophisticated elite courtesan, one that has endured to modern times, despite being historically unlikely.
Art · Comics · Elite · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Rhetoric · Sister · Sociology · Socratic method · Anthropology · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |