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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 Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca is a work of New Testament apocrypha dating from the third or fourth century. Regarding its place in literature, 20th-century classicist scholar Moses Hadas writes: "Christians learned not only from pagan preachers but also from pagan romancers. The perfectly orthodox Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena ...
Xanthippe (mythology) In Greek mythology, Xanthippe ( Ancient Greek: Ξανθίππη "yellow horse" derived from ξανθος xanthos "yellow" and ‘ιππος hippos "horse") is a name that may refer to: Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, son of Apollo and Phthia. She was the wife of King Pleuron and mother by him of Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice ...
Luca Penni. Augustus and the Sibyl from Tibur. Luca Penni (c.1500/1504–1556) was an Italian painter of the 16th century, best known for his work in France as part of the First School of Fontainebleau. He was nicknamed Le Romain (the Roman).
Xanthippe (disambiguation) Xanthippe or Xantippe (from Greek Ξανθίππη) was the wife of Socrates. Xanthippe or Xantippe may also refer to: Xanthippe (mythology), three figures in Greek mythology. Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca, New Testament apocrypha that dates from the third or fourth century. 156 Xanthippe, an asteroid.
A child has died after being accidentally hit by a tractor at a Halloween event in Tennessee. On Friday, Oct. 11 at approximately 10:45 p.m. local time, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO ...
Fans may find themselves seeing double this football Sunday. Identical twins Sydney Brown, a safety on the Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown are facing off on ...
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