Axiothea of Phlius
Axiothea of Phlius (Greek: Ἀξιοθέα Φλειασία fl. c. 350 BCE) was a member of the Platonic Academy in the 4th century BCE. She is one of the two known female members of the Academy, the other being Lastheneia of Mantinea.[1] According to Themistius,[2] she traveled from Phlius to Athens to study under Plato after reading his Republic.[1] According to Dicearchus,[3] Axiothea dressed as a man during her time at Plato's Academy, though she appears to have been allowed to continue her studies after her disguise was discovered.[1] After Plato's death she continued her studies with Speusippus, Plato's nephew.[4][5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Waterfield 2023, p. 132.
- ^ Themistius, Orations, 23. 295C
- ^ Diogenes Laërtius, iii. 46.
- ^ Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 2
- ^ Ogilvie 1986.
References
[edit]- Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey (1986). Women in science : antiquity through the nineteenth century : a biographical dictionary with annotated bibliography (3. print. ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-15031-X.
- Waterfield, Robin (2023). Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-756475-2. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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