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Diotima (Greek: Διοτίμα) is a Greek cultural and social magazine published in Tripoli of Arcadia, Greece. It is named after the ancient priestess Diotima, coming from Mantineia of Arcadia and mentioned by Plato in his Symposium as being the tutor of the young Socrates in the 'art of love'. It deals with historical, art, scientific and philosophical matters.
Diotima is published by Αρκαδικές Εκδόσεις (Arcadian Editions) and the magazine is edited by Michael Mergupis and Dimitris Georgopoulos. The first issue was Spring 2005 since when four issues have been produced.
The magazine is available to universities and various scientific institutions. It should not be confused with a homonym Greek magazine of previous decades.
Diotima is the third album by New York-based experimental black metal band Krallice. The track "The Clearing" was premiered via Stereogum on January 18, 2011, as well as the full track list. A double vinyl release was also announced by Gilead Media via their Facebook page, released in the summer of 2011 with a slightly different running order.
Diotima is a serif typeface designed by Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse and published by Stempel.
Diotima has a relatively slender and wide design, light in colour and suitable for purposes such as decorative printing and headings rather than for body text. Aspects of the design recall Roman square capitals such as those on the Column of Trajan, such as the 'M' with no upper serifs. The italic lower-case is relatively calligraphic in design with a 'single-story' 'g'. The design is named for the philosopher Diotima of Mantinea, perhaps appropriately highlighting its status as one of the few typefaces designed by a woman up to this point.
Diotima was released in the roman or regular style around 1951 and the italic around 1953, although Zapf-von Hesse had been working on the design for some years by this point. The design was her first full typeface. Her husband, Hermann Zapf, used it for typesetting their wedding announcement.
As was common for work by Stempel at this time, the original release was crafted by the punchcutter August Rosenberger. Stempel later released Ariadne-Initialen (Ariadne Initials), a set of swash capitals to complement it. The design was later reissued by Linotype.
In 2001, San Francisco Public Library held an exhibition on Hermann and Gudrun Zapf's work, showcasing early specimens of Diotima.