Friday, June 30, 2017

Diotima

Diotima of Mantinea was a philosopher and priestess circa 440 B.C.E. who plays an important role in Plato's Symposium. Her ideas are the origin of the concept of  Platonic love.
The name Diotima means Zeus Honor, either in the active sense of a woman who honors Zeus, or in the passive sense of a woman honored by Zeus.



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