Axiothea of Phlius

"Axiothea" redirects here. For the 4th-century BCE Cyprian queen, see Axiothea of Paphos.

Axiothea of Phlius (Greek: Ἀξιοθέα Φλειασία fl. c. 350 BCE) was a member of the Platonic Academy in the 4th century BCE. She is one of the two known female members of the Academy, the other being Lastheneia of Mantinea.^[1] According to Themistius,^[2] she traveled from Phlius to Athens to study under Plato after reading his Republic.^[1] According to Dicearchus,^[3] Axiothea dressed as a man during her time at Plato's Academy, though she appears to have been allowed to continue her studies after her disguise was discovered.^[1] After Plato's death she continued her studies with Speusippus, Plato's nephew.^[4][5]