Aspasia de mileto biography of michael

Title: Aspasia of Miletus
Location: Miletus, Ionia & Athens, Greece
Born: BCE
Died: BCE
Occupation: Courtesan, Rhetoritician, Philosopher & Instructor
Relationships:

• Mother: Unknown
• Father: Axiochus
• Sibling(s): Unknown
• Spouse/Lover(s): Pericles
• Children: Pericles the Younger

Biography:

Aspasia of Miletus, the consort and later wife of Pericles, was a famous hetaera (“courtesan”) that became an incredibly influential figure within the Athenian intelligentsia (Vermeule III , 52).

She is renowned for her speeches and oratory skill and is accredited with the instruction of Pericles and a close affiliation with Socrates during his golden period (Vermeule III , 52). She was a brilliantly educated woman and upon arrival in Athens from Miletus, she did much to spread her skills in familiarizing herself with the intelligentsia of Athens (Glenn , ).

With her great talents in oration and speech writing, many attributed the oratory success of Pericles, the soph