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Diotima of Mantinea | |
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Διοτίμα Μαντινίκη | |
 Jadwiga Łuszczewska, who used the pen name Diotima, posing as the ancient seer in a painting by Józef Simmler, 1855 | |
| Personal life | |
| Died | c. 5th century BC |
| Region | Mantinea, Arcadia, Northern Peloponnese |
| Notable idea(s) | Platonic love |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Diotima of Mantinea (/ˌdaɪəˈtiːmə/; Greek: Διοτίμα; Latin: Diotīma) is the name or pseudonym of an ancient Greek character in Plato's dialogue Symposium, possibly an actual historical figure, indicated as having lived circa 440 B.C. Her ideas and doctrine of Eros as reported by the character of Socrates in the dialogue are the origin of the concept today known as Platonic love.