Axiothea is said by Themistius to have read Plato's Republic and then traveled to Athens to be his student. According to Dicearchus, Axiothea dressed as a man during her time at Plato's Academy.
Themistius claims that Axiothea read Plato's Republic and later went to Athens to become his disciple. Dicearchus states that during her time at Plato's Academy, Axiothea impersonated a male student.