Amaesia Sentia

Amaesia Sentia is mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an instance of a female who pleaded her own cause before the praetor, around 77 BC.^[1] She was called "Androgyne", from having a man's spirit with a female form.^[2] A crater on asteroid 4 Vesta has been named Sentia after her.^[3]

References

^ Valerius Maximus, viii. 3. § 1
^ Smith, William (1867). "Amaesia Sentia". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 135.
^ International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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[1] Valerius Maximus, viii. 3. § 1

[DGRBM-2] Smith, William (1867). "Amaesia Sentia". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 135.

[3] International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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