Concept

Myrto

Overview

Myrto (; Greek: Μυρτώ; fl. 5th century BC) was a descendant of the Athenian politician Aristides and, according to some accounts, a wife of Socrates. The historicity and details of her relationship with Socrates were disputed in antiquity, and many modern scholars dismiss it.

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Philosophers who discussed Myrto

• Socrates

Related ideas

• Panaetius
• Athenaeus
• Plato
• Socrates
• Xenophon
• Suda
• Diogenes Laertius
• Aristoxenus
• Xanthippe
• Hieronymus of Rhodes

Place in the tradition

Part of Socrates.

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