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Xanthippe ( / zænˈθɪpi /; Greek: Ξανθίππη [ksantʰíppɛː]; fl. 5th–4th century BCE) was an ancient Athenian, the wife of Socrates and mother of their three sons: Lamprocles, Sophroniscus, and Menexenus. She was likely much younger than Socrates, perhaps by as much as 40 years. [1] Name.
Athenian wife of Socrates whose name, thanks to the philosopher's disciples, has for centuries been a byword for a sharp-tongued shrew . Name variations: Xantippe. Born around 435 bce; death date unknown; married Socrates (the Greek philosopher); children—only sons are known: Lamprocles, Sophroniscus, and Menexenus.
noun. Xan· thip· pe zan-ˈthi-pē -ˈti- variants or Xantippe. zan-ˈti-pē. : an ill-tempered woman. Word History. Etymology. Greek Xanthippē, shrewish wife of Socrates. First Known Use. 1691, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of Xanthippe was in 1691. See more words from the same year. Articles Related to Xanthippe.
Jul 12, 2015 · [1] In medieval Europe, the ideology of amour courtois taught men that toiling for women’s love made them better men. In Xenophon’s dialogue, Socrates argued that his shrewish wife Xanthippe made him more socially capable. Both are rationalizations for oppressive circumstances.
Xanthippe was the wife of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. She was born around 435 B.C. and was about 35 years younger than her husband. She had three sons with Socrates: Lamprocles, Sophroniscus, and Menexenus.
Xanthippe (5th century BC) Socrates' wife and matron of ancient Athens. The couple had three sons, Lamprokles, Sophroniskos and Menexenos, and she is said to have had a bad temper and to have been the very personification of the constantly nagging wife.
Socrates & Xanthippe by Wolfgang Niesielski. Xanthippe, one day, urged her Socrates almost falling to her knees, to “Please discontinue, quit, stop and cease that constant ‘I know nothing’ tease.” “But I know something and I always will – that I know nothing, absolutely nil!” “Yes, and that’s exactly what gives me fits.
Jan 1, 2020 · Socrates's wife Xanthippe has entered the popular imagination as a shrewish character who dumps water on the inattentive Socrates. Such popular portrayals are intended largely to highlight what makes Socrates such an appealing character.
Xanthippe. Quick Reference. (5th century bc), wife of the philosopher Socrates. Her allegedly bad-tempered behaviour towards her husband has made her proverbial as a shrew. From: Xanthippe in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable » Subjects: Philosophy. Related content in Oxford Reference. Reference entries. Xanthippe.
Aug 29, 2006 · Xanthippe. The daughter of Dorus, the eponymic ancestor of the Dorians. She was the wife of Pleuron, by whom she had Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice, and Laophonte.
