Aspasia

American  

[a-spey-shuh, -zhuh] / æˈspeɪ ʃə, -ʒə /

noun

1. c470–410 b.c., Athenian courtesan, mistress of Pericles.

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Aspasia British  

/ əˈspeɪzɪə /

noun

1. 5th century _bc , Greek courtesan; mistress of Pericles

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Example Sentences

In his 50s he entered into a passionate and enduring relationship with the brilliant young Aspasia of Miletus, who bore him a child and helped him compose his magnificent funeral oration to the war dead.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2020

Theodore J. Kiapos, 91, and Aspasia M. Kiapos, 90, were asleep in bed when a fire broke out in the attic.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2016

It no longer mattered, at least from the viewpoint of painting, who won the Battle of Gaugamela, or which model was standing in for Phryne and which for Aspasia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meanwhile, resistance agents contacted Mylonas and alerted him to watch for a group of tourists during his daily lunches at Kyria Aspasia, the only taverna on desolate Amorgos.

From Time Magazine Archive

I did once or twice wonder that Sappho and Horace should be her favorite poets, and Aspasia her model of female character.

From In Both Worlds by Holcombe, William Henry