In one manuscript her description was mistranscribed mantikê ('mantic woman' or seeress) rather than Mantinikê, which may be another reason for the reception of Diotima as a "priestess". Her views of love and beauty appear to center Socrates' lesson on the value of the daimonic (that which is between mortal and immortal) and "giving birth to the beautiful."
One manuscript mistranscribed her description, which may have contributed to Diotima being perceived as a "priestess". Her views on love and beauty are centered around Socrates' teachings about the value of the daimonic (the realm between mortal and immortal) and the creation of beauty.