Lastheneia of Mantinea

Lastheneia (or Lasthenia) of Mantinea (Greek: Λασθένεια Μαντινική) 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 Axiothea of Phlius.^[1] She was born in Mantinea, in the Peloponnese. After the death of Plato she continued her studies with Speusippus, Plato's nephew.^[2] She is also said to have had a relationship with Speusippus.^[3]