Abrotonum
Abrotonum (Greek: Ἀβρότονον) was a Thracian harlot, who, according to some accounts, was the mother of Themistocles.[1] There is an epigram preserved recording this fact.[2] Plutarch also refers to her in his Erotikos (Ἐρωτικός);[3] and Lucian speaks of a harlot of the same name.[4]
References
- ^ Smith, William (1867), "Abrotonum", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 3
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Plutarch, Themistocles 1; Athen. xiii. p. 576, c.; Aelian, Varia Historia xii. 43
- ^ p. 753, d.
- ^ Lucian, Dial, Meretr. 1
Sources
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