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En la Grecia del siglo IV a. C., y ante la inminencia de ser sometida a un matrimonio forzoso con un varón al que ni siquiera conoce, Lastenia de Mantinea abandona precipitadamente el hogar. Su destino inmediato será el cercano templo de Artemis, regentado por la sacerdotisa Cleo, en quien Lastenia confía. Por su consejo se dirigirá a la comunidad pitagórica de Fliunte. Allí traba amistad con Axiotea, una chica iniciada en los misterios pitagóricos que arde en deseos de dedicarse a la filosofía tras caer en sus manos la República de Platón, el libro donde el célebre filósofo defiende que la mujer y el hombre tienen las mismas capacidades y derechos. Ese aserto tan inaudito como fascinante empuja a las dos jóvenes a la Academia platónica. Sin embargo, para su decepción, las puertas de las escuelas de filosofía están cerradas para las mujeres. Con determinación y astucia, las chicas intentarán burlar los prejuicios de unos filósofos hechos a fraguar hermosos mundos de fantasía que nada tienen que ver con los hombres y las mujeres de carne y hueso. En su empeño, Lastenia y Axiotea contarán con la ayuda de dos médicas que luchan por el derecho a ejercer la medicina, un campo también vedado para ellas. José Solana Dueso evoca en esta novela singular cómo estas pioneras fraguaron un mundo de mujeres movidas por ideales comunes, en el que encontrarán ayuda mutua, estímulo y sororidad.
In 4th century B.C. Greece, faced with the imminence of being subjected to a forced marriage to a man she doesn't even know, Lastenia of Mantinea hastily leaves home. Her immediate destination is the nearby temple of Artemis, run by the priestess Cleo, whom Lastenia trusts. On her advice he goes to the Pythagorean community of Fliunte. There she befriends Axiotea, a girl initiated into the Pythagorean mysteries who is burning with the desire to devote herself to philosophy after falling into her hands with Plato's Republic, the book in which the famous philosopher argues that women and men have the same abilities and rights. This assertion, as unheard of as it is fascinating, draws the two young women to the Platonic Academy. However, to their disappointment, the doors of the schools of philosophy are closed to women. With determination and astuteness, the girls will try to outwit the prejudices of philosophers made to forge beautiful fantasy worlds that have nothing to do with men and women of flesh and blood. In their endeavor, Lastenia and Axiotea will have the help of two doctors who are fighting for the right to practice medicine, a field that is also forbidden to them.
In 4th century B.C. Greece, faced with the imminence of being subjected to a forced marriage to a man she doesn't even know, Lastenia of Mantinea hastily leaves home. Her immediate destination is the nearby temple of Artemis, run by the priestess Cleo, whom Lastenia trusts. On her advice he goes to the Pythagorean community of Fliunte. There she befriends Axiotea, a girl initiated into the Pythagorean mysteries who is burning with the desire to devote herself to philosophy after falling into her hands with Plato's Republic, the book in which the famous philosopher argues that women and men have the same abilities and rights. This assertion, as unheard of as it is fascinating, draws the two young women to the Platonic Academy. However, to their disappointment, the doors of the schools of philosophy are closed to women. With determination and astuteness, the girls will try to outwit the prejudices of philosophers made to forge beautiful fantasy worlds that have nothing to do with men and women of flesh and blood. In their endeavor, Lastenia and Axiotea will have the help of two doctors who are fighting for the right to practice medicine, a field that is also forbidden to them.