Melissa
Melissa (3rd century BC) was a Pythagorean philosopher. Her name derives from the Greek word melli meaning honey. Nothing is known about her life.
Melissa
- Born
- 280
- Died
- 210
- Occupation
- philosopher · writer
- Movements
- Pythagoreanism
- Languages
- Ancient Greek
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Melissa (3rd century BC) was a Pythagorean philosopher. Her name derives from the Greek word melli meaning honey. Nothing is known about her life.
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Born in 280, died in 210.
The recorded working language is Ancient Greek.
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- 1.O Sexo Feminino. Um ser ignorado e adulterado.
- 2.The Concept of Woman: The Aristotelian Revolution, 750 B.C. - A. D. 1250. 978-0-8028-4270-1.
- 3.Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome: An Anthology. 978-0-8061-3621-9.
- 4.Historia de las mujeres filósofas. 978-84-254-3029-9.
- 5.Esta carta aparece recogida completa en la obra D.A.M. y E. Viage de un filósofo á Selenópolis, corte desconocida de los habitantes de la tierra. Escrito por el mismo, Madrid, Gómez Fuentenebro y Compañía, 1804. El capítulo 8 de este libro, se titula “Biblioteca particular del bello sexo selenítico por la que se arregla su moral”. Esta obra se puede consultar en el siguiente hipervínculo, correspondiente a las páginas 127-129.
- 6.MÉNAGE, Gilles: Historia de las mujeres filósofas. Herder, 2009, pp. 132-133.
- 7.D. A. M y E: de un filósofo á Selenópolis, corte desconocida de los habitantes de la tierra. D. A. M y E. 1804, pp. 127-129.
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