Penelope as Lady Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3940022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy Elgersma Helleman (0000-0001-8959-421X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 283 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1088882 |
| OpenAlex | W2312842297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
FROM THE LEGENDARY SEVEN SAGES to the last Neoplatonists one can find but few women among the well-known philosophers of antiquity. Like orators and historians, most philosophers were men.1 Nonetheless, when they personified Philosophy or Wisdom these philosophers almost invariably depicted her as a woman, a young and beautiful maiden, a mother, nurse, or teacher and guide.2 As such, Lady Philosophy took her place among a multiplicity of well-known mythical and religious female figures like Gaia, Athena, and the Muses, personifications of abstract concepts like
Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2017 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |