Comment on Show HN : Interesting Words parentComments−russell15yI got xanthippe = ill-tempered woman. Do you suppose she was the real reason that Socrates took the hemlock?−sundeepOP15yshe emptied a chamber pot over his head, according to wikipedia.so, yes ... i don't think he listed her as one of the reasons to not take hemlock.
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I got xanthippe = ill-tempered woman. Do you suppose she was the real reason that Socrates took the hemlock?
she emptied a chamber pot over his head, according to wikipedia.
so, yes ... i don't think he listed her as one of the reasons to not take hemlock.