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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Greek intellectual
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courtesan ⓘ metic in Athens ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ woman of classical Athens ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian statesmen
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Plato ⓘ Socrates ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Miletus ⓘ |
| child |
Pericles
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surface form:
Pericles the Younger
|
| citizenship | Miletus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ionia ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| describedIn |
writings of Plato
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surface form:
Plato's dialogues
Xenophon's writings ⓘ comic poets of Athens ⓘ |
| era | Classical era of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philosophical conversation
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political discourse ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most famous women of classical Athens ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athenian intellectual life
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Pericles' political rhetoric ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Pericles
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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
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surface form:
Plutarch's Life of Pericles
|
| notableFor |
being a foreign woman with political influence in Athens
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challenging gender norms of classical Athens ⓘ |
| occupation |
intellectual hostess
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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
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metic ⓘ |
| spouseOrPartner | Pericles ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly debate about women in classical Athens ⓘ |
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