Lastheneia of Mantinea
Lastheneia (or Lasthenia) of Mantinea (Greek: Λασθένεια Μαντινική) 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 Axiothea of Phlius.[1] She was born in Mantinea, in the Peloponnese. After the death of Plato she continued her studies with Speusippus, Plato's nephew.[2] She is also said to have had a relationship with Speusippus.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Waterfield 2023, p. 132.
- ^ Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 2
- ^ Athenaeus, vii. 279, xii. 546.
References
[edit]- 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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