Lastheneia of Mantinea
Ancient Greek philosopher
Lastheneia (or Lasthenia ) of Mantinea ( Greek : Λασθένεια Μαντινική ) was one of Plato 's female students.
She was born in Mantinea , an ancient city in Arcadia , in the Peloponnese . She studied in the Academy of Plato dressed as a man. [1] 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]
A papyrus fragment from Oxyrhynchus mentions an unidentified woman who studied under Plato, Speusippus, and then Menedemus of Eretria . [4] The fragment goes on to explain that "in her teens she was lovely and full of unstudied grace." This woman is probably Lastheneia or Axiothea of Phlius .
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