Phaenarete

Mother of Socrates

PersonhumanQ2263186

Born: 1st millennium BCE
Died: 5th century BCE
Birthplace: Athens
Place of death: Athens
Occupation: midwife
Spouse: Sophroniscus
, Chaeredemus

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Phaenarete, wife of Sophroniscus, was the mother of the Greek philosopher Socrates and his half-brother, Patrocles. Historian of philosophy Debra Nails puts Phaenarete's birthdate around 484 BC, as she must have been old enough to give birth to Socrates in 469 and yet young enough to give birth to Patrocles about 450. She was apparently alive at the time of the Euthydemus, which was set in or after 407.

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Child: Socrates father: Sophroniscus
Patrocles father: Chaeredemus
Sex or gender: female
Time period: classical antiquity
Residence: Classical Athens
Floruit: 5th century BCE

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