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Aedesia

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Aedesia (Greek: Αἰδεσία) was a philosopher of the Neoplatonic school who lived in Alexandria in the fifth century AD. She was a relation of Syrianus and the wife of Hermias, and was equally celebrated for her beauty and her virtues. After the death of her husband, she devoted herself to relieving the wants of the distressed and the education of her children, Ammonius and Heliodorus. She accompanied the latter to Athens, where they went to study philosophy, and was received with great distinction by all the philosophers there, and especially by Proclus, to whom she had been betrothed by Syrianus, when she was quite young. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aedesia has received more than 67,082 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Aedesia is the 714th most popular philosopher (up from 810th in 2019).

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  • 24

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  • 8.19

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  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Aedesia ranks 714 out of 1,267. Before her are Julien Benda, Cristoforo Landino, Edvard Westermarck, Asclepigenia, Nikolai Amosov, and Clitomachus. After her are Arnold Ruge, Fulbert of Chartres, Lie Yukou, Gilbert Ryle, David the Invincible, and John Cantius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Aedesia ranks 31. Before her are Sigobert the Lame, Ambrosius Aurelianus, Rhadamistus, Hesychius of Alexandria, Beopheung of Silla, and Ardaric. After her are Tato, Euphemia, Peter the Patrician, Agathangelos, Kaleb of Axum, and Antipope Dioscorus. Among people deceased in 500, Aedesia ranks 12. Before her are Hesychius of Alexandria, Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Hierocles of Alexandria, Faustus of Byzantium, Charaton, and Asclepigenia. After her are Calcidius, Anthemius, Nemesius, Respendial, Caradoc, and Coelius Sedulius.

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