Axiothea of Phlius (fl. 4th c. BCE)
Axiothea of Phlius (fl. 4th c. bce)
Greek student of philosophy. Born into a wealthy Peloponnesian family in Phlius, near Corinth, in 4th century bce.
Donned masculine clothes and travelled to Athens to study philosophy under Plato.
See also Women in World History.
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