Wife of Socrates

Wife of Socrates

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Socrates The world-famous Greek philosopher. His wife's name was Xanthippe. Thus the word janthipi means yellow horse. But she was so grumpy and quarrelsome that her name found a place in the English dictionary, meaning quarrelsome woman or ill tempered woman.

Once he became very angry with Socrates. Angered, he poured a jug of water over Socrates' head. Socrates poetically said, 'After thunder, comes the rain'.

Shakespeare uses the word "starting with X" only once in his entire work, Xanthippe Socrates' wife, meaning grumpy! Use it in Taming Of The Shrew.

Socrates 'opinion about marriage,' Marry, at any cost. If you get a good wife, you will be happy. And if you get bad, be a philosopher '.

Who knows, maybe his wife contributed a lot to Socrates becoming such a great philosopher! Girls also develop in love, they also develop by ruling.