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Xanthippe
Ancient Athenian, wife of Socrates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xanthippe (/zænˈθɪpi/; Greek: Ξανθίππη [ksantʰíppɛː]; fl. 5th–4th century BCE) was an ancient Athenian, the wife of Socrates and mother of their three sons: Lamprocles, Sophroniscus, and Menexenus. She was likely much younger than Socrates, perhaps by as much as 40 years.[1]
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