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

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

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

There was the famous Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle, very clever, and very fantastic, who aspired to be the Aspasia, the De Rambouillet of her day, and did not quite succeed.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)