Amaesia Sentia

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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]

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References

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

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