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Xanthippe (/ zænˈθɪpi /; Greek: Ξανθίππη [ksantʰíppɛː]; fl. 5th–4th century BCE) was an ancient Athenian, the wife of Socrates and mother of their three sons: Lamprocles, Sophroniscus, and Menexenus. She was likely much younger than Socrates, perhaps by as much as 40 years. [1] In Xenophon 's Symposium, she is described by ...
The original source for the claim that she was Socrates' wife appears to have been a work by Aristotle called On Being Well-Born, [1] [2] [3] although Plutarch expresses doubt that the work is genuine. She was apparently the daughter, [3] or, more probably, the granddaughter of Aristides. [2]
Socrates. Socrates (/ ˈsɒkrətiːz /, [2] Greek: Σωκράτης, translit. Sōkrátēs; c. 470 – 399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy [3] and as among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known ...
Aspasia. Marble portrait herm identified by an inscription as Aspasia, possibly copied from her grave. [1] Aspasia (/ æˈspeɪʒ (i) ə, - ziə, - ʃə /; [2] Greek: Ἀσπασία Greek: [aspasíaː]; c. 470 – after 428 BC [a]) was a metic woman in Classical Athens. Born in Miletus, she moved to Athens and began a relationship with the ...
v. t. e. Phædo or Phaedo (/ ˈfiːdoʊ /; Greek: Φαίδων, Phaidōn [pʰaídɔːn]), also known to ancient readers as On The Soul, [1] is one of the best-known dialogues of Plato 's middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The philosophical subject of the dialogue is the immortality of the soul. It is set in the last hours ...
Jacques-Louis David (French: [ʒaklwi david]; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in taste away from Rococo frivolity toward classical austerity, severity, and heightened ...
Phaenarete (Greek Φαιναρέτη, born c. 484 BC), wife of Sophroniscus, was the mother of the Greek philosopher Socrates and his half-brother, Patrocles. (Since Sophroniscus had died before 424 BC, he was probably Phaenarete's first husband, while Chaeredemus, father of Patrocles, was her second).
Socrates, his two Wives, and Alcibiades is a large oil on canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist, Reyer van Blommendael. It is today owned by the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 1377. [2] The painting was bought in 1934 in Paris as a work by Jan Victors, and was later attributed to Cesar van Everdingen.