Lamia (mistress of Themistocles)
Lamia was one in the 5th century BC. Chr. Living Athenian courtesan . According to a tradition received from Athenaios by Idomeneus von Lampsakos , a pupil of Epicurus , who likes to tell piquant gossip stories , Lamia and three other of her fellow classmates allegedly drove to the market with the Athenian general and politician Themistocles in a team of four. From the text of Idomeneus, however, according to Atheneus, it was not clear whether the four hetaera pulled the carriage themselves or whether they sat with Themistocles and let themselves be pulled by horses.
literature
- Fritz Geyer (historian) : Lamia 4) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XII, 1, Stuttgart 1924, Sp. 546.
Remarks
- ↑ Idomeneus von Lampsakos , fragment 5 in Athenaios 12, 533f and 13, 576c.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lamia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hetaera of Themistocles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century BC Chr. |