Ordinary Women and Exceptional Women in Classical Greece
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https://doi.org/10.52052/issn.2176-5960.pro.v15i43.20029Abstract
This paper aims to give a general overview of the place occupied by women in ancient Greek society, looking in particular at those who stood out from the majority because they had a different place: the Pythagoreans, common prostitutes (pornai), luxury prostitutes (hetairai) and priestesses. The contradiction regarding the role of women, expressed from mythology to philosophical reflections, leads us, in a second moment, to Plato's work and, more specifically, to two women to whom the thinker gave a privileged voice: Aspasia and Diotima.
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2023-12-23 — Updated on 2024-04-30
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Savi, L., & Bocayuva, I. (2024). Ordinary Women and Exceptional Women in Classical Greece . Prometheus - Journal of Philosophy, 15(43). https://doi.org/10.52052/issn.2176-5960.pro.v15i43.20029 (Original work published December 23, 2023)
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Dossier Female Representations in Antiquity