Diotima is the name of new yorkbased experimental black metal band krallices third album. Artemision, mentioned as a source of soldiers in the catalog of ships in book ii of homers iliad. The autor analyzes the function of diotima in the symposium and the reasons why she was introduced in the dialogue by plato. Diotima of mantinea is a major figure in platos symposium. It should be noted that no women are present at the banquet. Mantineia, ancient greek city of arcadia, situated about eight miles north of modern tripolis between mt. An ancient city of southern greece in the eastern peloponnesus. Mantinea article about mantinea by the free dictionary. Platos styles and characters, between literature and philosophy, university of brasilia, august 222012. Socrates recounts their conversations and shares both what and how she taught him. Mantinea synonyms, mantinea pronunciation, mantinea translation, english dictionary definition of mantinea. Diotima of mantinea was an ancient greek prophetess and philosopher thought to have lived circa 440 b. The city was the place of the first battle of mantineia, in 418 bc, the largest land battle of the peloponnesian war. Paper given at the first latin american area conference of the international plato society and x archai international seminar.
Diotima mantinike thus would sound like diotima from prophetvictory is unsatisfactory. Until the early 5th century bc, it had been a cluster of five villages, but, at the suggestion of argos, the villages were. Diotima of mantinea is one of the two main characters in novels by gary corby, including the pericles commission, the ionia sanction and sacred games. Piecing together a few brief experiences and descriptions of this character, we find a tantalizing puzzle. In search of diotimas place with the ancient philosophers. Mantinea definition of mantinea by the free dictionary. The greek form of this place, mantinike, notably appears to contain the root mantis, which means prophet, seer, and strongly suggests that diotima is herself a prophetess, or at least is somehow associated with prophecy. Near the city was the dam of mantineia, one of the most advanced examples of ancient technology. Get everything you need to know about diotima of mantinea in the symposium. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. The symposium is the dialogue set during an all night banquet where the participants decide to examine the concept of love. Diotima, who influenced socrates, supposedly was a priestess there. The character of diotima of mantinea in the symposium from. We must turn our attention to diotima, her characteristics, and her function as a knower in the dialog.
Wikiquote contiene citazioni di o su diotima di mantinea. The following is my own interpretation based on the limited exposure we have to diotima provided by socrates and nothing more. Diotima of mantinea was a philosopher and priestess circa 440 b. Diotima and aspasia are the only two women who are characterized as philosophers in the socratic dialogues of plato although other women, notably axiothea of philesia and lasthenia of mantinea, are known to have been students of plato.
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