Leontium (fl. 300–250 BCE)
Leontium (fl. 300–250 bce)
Greek philosopher. Name variations: Leontion. Born in Greece.
A pupil of philosopher Epicurus, some of whose letters to her survive, was later denigrated by Cicero as a courtesan; sources suggest that she denounced Theophrastus' idea that philosophers should not marry; mentioned in Life of Epicurus by Diogenes Laertius.
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