Aspasia of Miletus

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Aspasia of Miletus was an influential 5th-century BCE Greek intellectual and rhetorician, renowned for her role in Athenian political and cultural life and her association with leading figures of the classical era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Greek intellectual
courtesan
metic in Athens
rhetorician
woman of classical Athens
activeInPeriod Classical Greece
associatedWith Athenian statesmen
Plato
Socrates
Xenophon
birthPlace Miletus
child Pericles
surface form: Pericles the Younger
citizenship Miletus
countryOfOrigin Ionia
culture Ancient Greek culture
describedIn writings of Plato
surface form: Plato's dialogues

Xenophon's writings
comic poets of Athens
era Classical era of ancient Greece
fieldOfWork philosophical conversation
political discourse
rhetoric
gender female
historicalReputation one of the most famous women of classical Athens
influenced Athenian intellectual life
Pericles' political rhetoric
knownFor association with Pericles
influence on Athenian culture
influence on Athenian politics
intellectual salon in Athens
rhetorical skill
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
locatedInTimePeriod 5th century BCE
mentionedIn Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
surface form: Plutarch's Life of Pericles
notableFor being a foreign woman with political influence in Athens
challenging gender norms of classical Athens
occupation intellectual hostess
teacher of rhetoric
partner Pericles
portrayedAs teacher of rhetoric to Socrates in later tradition
region Aegean world
religion Ancient Greek religion
residence Athens
socialStatus hetaera
metic
spouseOrPartner Pericles
subjectOf scholarly debate about women in classical Athens

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Age of Pericles hasAssociatedPerson Aspasia of Miletus
Miletus hasNotableCitizen Aspasia of Miletus
Miletus isBirthplaceOf Aspasia of Miletus
Pericles partner Aspasia of Miletus