The Resume

(circa 400 BC-circa 340 BC)
Born in Cyrene
Philosopher and follower of Socrates

Why she might be annoying:

Very little is actually known about her.
Part of her fame comes from politically correct wishful thinking about the role of women in ancient Greece.
Her and her father's philosophy embraced hedonism.

Why she might not be annoying:

She wrote forty books.
She headed the school started by her father, Aristippus of Cyrene, after his death.
It was said that she 'Was the splendor of Greece, possessed the beauty of Helen, had the virtue of Thirma, the soul of Socrates, and the tongue of Homer.'
She taught for 33 years.
She was named after the Greek goddess of virtue.

Credit: tom_jeffords

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Adults Who Probably Died a Virgin
• Egg Heads
• I am Greek
• I am Religiously Ambiguous
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• No Bra Necessary
• Philosophers: Classic Greek [450-300 BC]
• Profiles 25001-25250 (Ranked: 25103)
• Teachers
• Tom Jefford's Profiles [Series 01]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 37.93% Annoying