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ZAMORA-CALVO, José María. Living in coherence with the cynical philoso-phy: Hipparchia of Maroneia. Co-herencia [online]. 2018, vol.15, n.28, pp.111-131. ISSN 1794-5887.  https://doi.org/10.17230/co-herencia.15.28.5.

This paper aims to approach the figure of Hiparccia of Maroneia, by identifying her place within the ancient cynicism, a rebellious philosophical movement of the end of the IV century B.C. Her figure is asserted to be an example of an "extra-domestic" woman, entirely opposed to the image of the Athenian woman who remains confined in the house, earnestly observing the laws of silence. In order to figure out the keys of Hipparchia’s character, it is both crucial and highly significant to consider the "dog-coupling" (cynogamy) as the ultimate expression of cynical eros. Cynogamy implies a radical break with conventional marriage, as a religious, social and political institution determining the oîkos as the place of women in antiquity. Cynogamy is also the culminating point of cynical erotic union, underscoring its "indifference" (adiaphora) to sexual intercourse. Hipparchia, compared to Artemis, is situated in the confines of the wild. United to her husband, Crates of Thebes, she lives in coherence with the laws of nature.

Palabras clave : Hipparchia; Crates; cynicism; autarky; indifference; equality man-woman.interpolation; cultural memory..

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