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'''Aspasia''' (c. 470 BCE – c. 400 BCE) was an [[Athens|Athenian]] woman who, as a ''[[courtesans|hetaera]], became the lover and partner of the statesman [[Pericles]].<ref name="ACOD site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/characters ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Characters]. Ubisoft. Accessed 13 June 2018.</ref> | '''Aspasia''' (c. 470 BCE – c. 400 BCE) was an [[Athens|Athenian]] woman who, as a ''[[courtesans|hetaera]]'', became the lover and partner of the statesman [[Pericles]].<ref name="ACOD site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/characters ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Characters]. Ubisoft. Accessed 13 June 2018.</ref> | ||
With Pericles as the ''de facto'' ruler of Athens, Aspasia planted herself at the heart of the Athenian intellectual community. As a socialite, she actively fostered a culture of diverse thought by hosting parties and events for renowned politicians, artists, and philosophers of the age. Far from being a passive actor, she was a tantalizing speaker who contributed to this high point of Athenian philosophy with her own brilliance.<ref name="ACOD site" /> | With Pericles as the ''de facto'' ruler of Athens, Aspasia planted herself at the heart of the Athenian intellectual community. As a socialite, she actively fostered a culture of diverse thought by hosting parties and events for renowned politicians, artists, and philosophers of the age. Far from being a passive actor, she was a tantalizing speaker who contributed to this high point of Athenian philosophy with her own brilliance.<ref name="ACOD site" /> | ||
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Aspasia (c. 470 BCE – c. 400 BCE) was an Athenian woman who, as a hetaera, became the lover and partner of the statesman Pericles.[1]
With Pericles as the de facto ruler of Athens, Aspasia planted herself at the heart of the Athenian intellectual community. As a socialite, she actively fostered a culture of diverse thought by hosting parties and events for renowned politicians, artists, and philosophers of the age. Far from being a passive actor, she was a tantalizing speaker who contributed to this high point of Athenian philosophy with her own brilliance.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Characters. Ubisoft. Accessed 13 June 2018.