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Aspasia
Aspasia (c. 470 – after 428 BC) was a metic woman who lived in Classical Athens. Born in Miletus, she moved to Athens and began a relationship with the statesman Pericles. According to the traditional historical narrative, she worked as a hetaira, though modern scholars have questioned the factual basis for this claim, which derives from ancient comedy. Though Aspasia is one of the best-attested women from the Greco-Roman world, and the most important woman in the history of fifth-century Athens, almost nothing is certain about her life.
Aspasia's relationship with Pericles began between 452 and 441 BC. Both ancient and modern scholars have variously described her as Pericles's concubine and as his de jure or de facto wife. They had a son, Pericles the Younger; Pericles may also have defended her against a charge of asebeia (impiety) recorded in traditional accounts of Aspasia's life. As with her status as a courtesan, this narrative may also stem from Athenian comedy, and several modern scholars have questioned its historicity. After Pericles's death in 429 BC, she is believed to have married the politician Lysicles; nothing is known of Aspasia's life after his death in 428 BC.
26 branches of this group, most-observed first
Chincherinchee
speciesOrnithogalum thyrsoides
Yellow Chincherinchee
speciesOrnithogalum dubium
Snakeflower
speciesOrnithogalum maculatum
Bristle Chink
speciesOrnithogalum hispidum
Grass Chink
speciesOrnithogalum graminifolium
Rock Chink
speciesOrnithogalum rupestre
Frosty Chink
speciesOrnithogalum pruinosum
Summer Chink
speciesOrnithogalum conicum
Ornithogalum deltoideum
speciesOrnithogalum deltoideum
Ornithogalum geniculatum
speciesOrnithogalum geniculatum
Ornithogalum corticatum
speciesOrnithogalum corticatum
Ornithogalum constrictum
speciesOrnithogalum constrictum
Ornithogalum puberulum
speciesOrnithogalum puberulum
Transkei Chink
speciesOrnithogalum baurii
Maskam Chink
speciesOrnithogalum hallii
Ornithogalum pendens
speciesOrnithogalum pendens
Ceres Chink
speciesOrnithogalum ceresianum
Ornithogalum ciliiferum
speciesOrnithogalum ciliiferum
Ornithogalum thermophilum
speciesOrnithogalum thermophilum
Botterkloof Chink
speciesOrnithogalum inclusum
Ornithogalum bicornutum
speciesOrnithogalum bicornutum
Ornithogalum hispidulum
speciesOrnithogalum hispidulum
Ornithogalum namaquanulum
speciesOrnithogalum namaquanulum
Ornithogalum decus-montium
speciesOrnithogalum decus-montium
Ornithogalum leeupoortense
speciesOrnithogalum leeupoortense
Quartz Chink
speciesOrnithogalum naviculum
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1230239.