1. Aspasia and Feminism in Ancient Greece
In conclusion, the primary sources that do mention Aspasia are translated, man's interpretations of whom they think she was. ... The attachment Pericles had to Aspasia was profound and evident in his actions. The couple met after Pericles's mutual decision to divorce from his first wife. ... Marie Delcourt wrote in her study on Pericles, "No one would have thought the less of Pericles for making love to young boys, but they (referring to Athenian citizens) were shocked by his treating Aspasia like a human being.... The couple had a son, named Pericles after his father, but ther...
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