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Aspasia
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Aspasia

Aspasia (/æˈspeɪʒiə, æˈspeɪziə, æˈspeɪʒə, æˈspeɪʃə/; Greek: Ἀσπασία Greek: ; c. 470–c. 400 BC) was a highly regarded rhetorician and philosopher in Ancient Greece. Perhaps the most influential woman of her time: according to Plutarch, her salon became an intellectual centre in Athens, attracting the most prominent writers and thinkers, including the philosopher Socrates.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1230239.