person
Xanthippe
also: Xanthippe
Wife of Socrates, proverbial for a sharp temper; Seneca recalls her drenching him with foul water, which he bore with a laugh.
Reading notes
- On the Firmness of the Wise Man §18.6 Xanthippe
Wife of Socrates, proverbial for her temper; her drenching him with foul water is Seneca's model of an insult met with a laugh.