Diotima of Mantinea
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Diotima of Mantinea is a possibly fictional female philosopher and priestess in Plato’s Symposium who teaches Socrates about the nature of love and the ascent to the Form of Beauty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diotima | 3 |
| Diotima of Mantinea canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic character
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ancient Greek figure ⓘ philosopher ⓘ priestess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mantinea
ⓘ
Mantineia ⓘ
surface form:
Mantinea in Arcadia
|
| conceptAssociated |
the Form of Beauty
ⓘ
surface form:
Form of Beauty
Ladder of Love ⓘ philosophical midwifery of souls ⓘ spiritual procreation ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a priestess
ⓘ
a seer ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
philosophy of love
ⓘ
religious practice ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicity | possibly fictional ⓘ |
| influenced |
Platonic philosophy of love
ⓘ
later philosophical discussions of eros ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
classical philologists
ⓘ
feminist philosophers ⓘ historians of philosophy ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in interpretations of Platonic eros
ⓘ
symbol of female wisdom in ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Plato's Symposium ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | female authority on love surpassing Socrates ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | mythic and religious discourse to explain philosophical ideas ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
beauty
ⓘ
contemplation of Forms ⓘ erotic love ⓘ immortality through procreation and creation ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | having delayed a plague at Athens through sacrifices (in Symposium) ⓘ |
| primaryWorkContext |
Plato's Symposium
ⓘ
surface form:
Symposium (dialogue)
|
| relationshipToPlato | character used by Plato to articulate his doctrine of love ⓘ |
| religiousRole | priestess involved in rites concerning love and fertility (as portrayed by Plato) ⓘ |
| roleInSymposium |
expounder of the Ladder of Love
ⓘ
source of Socrates' speech on love ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | whether she was a historical person or a literary creation ⓘ |
| sourceOfAccount |
Socrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Socrates (as reported by Plato)
|
| teacherOf | Socrates ⓘ |
| teachesAbout |
love (Eros)
ⓘ
the ascent to the Form of Beauty ⓘ |
| textualStatus | known only from Plato's writings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE (dramatic setting) ⓘ |
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