ALTHAIA
Althaia
SHE IS A HETAERA
WITH THE BEAUTY OF
aphrodite
SHE IS A THINKER
WITH THE INTELLIGENCE OF
Athena
SHE IS A WOMAN
WITH INFLUENCE OVER
many powerful men
SHE IS
ALTHAIA
HOWEVER
Under ancient Greece's patriarchal society, she did not have any rights nor enough respect for her brilliance. Some even went so far as to criticize and condemn her for her intelligence. Therefore, Althaia's road to enlightenment was full of obstacles. Yet, she conquered them all to become the women that many will admire in the future.
THE FIVE MAJORS EVENTS
General citation for all texts and recommended documents
Theocritus. Fifteenth Idyll, (c. 250 BCE)
Mitchell Carroll,(Philadelphia: Rittenhouse Press, 1908), 369-375
Diogenes Laertius. The Life OF Hipparchia (Diotima,) book 6.96-98.
Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin (Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd, 1916) chapter 24, section 3.
Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by W.R.M. Lamb. (Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1925)
Elisabeth Storrs. I am a courtesan: Ancient Greek hetaira. (2015).
Gill, N.S. Hetaira, the Greek Courtesans (ThoughtCo, 2018)
RECOMMENDED EXTRA DOCUMENTS
Sarah. B. Pomeroy, Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity (Schocken Books, 1975)
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