Aspasia of Miletus
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Patrons, Mentors, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Greek hetaera{$I[g]Greece;Aspasia of Miletus}{$I[g]Asia Minor;Aspasia of Miletus} Aspasia’s role as companion to the Athenian statesman Pericles made her the target of contemporary abuse and criticism. Her reputation for skill in rhetoric made her a philosophic and historical ideal of the independent, educated, influential woman.
Early Life
Aspasia (as-PAY-shih-uh) was born in the ancient Greek city of Miletus. Her father was named Axiochus; her mother’s name is unknown. Located on the southwest coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey),...
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