▁was ▁apparently ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁mid - four th ▁century , ▁as ▁Dem ost hen es ▁refers ▁to ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁speech es ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁j ury ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Dem ost hen es , ▁N inos ▁was ▁a ▁priest ess , ▁and ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁bringing ▁together ▁th ias oi . ▁ ▁One ▁sch oli ast ▁on ▁this ▁passage ▁says ▁that ▁her ▁crime ▁was ▁mock ing ▁the ▁D ion ys ian ▁Myst eries ; ▁another ▁says ▁that ▁she ▁made ▁love ▁pot ions . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁where ▁the ▁sch oli ast ' s ▁information ▁about ▁love ▁pot ions ▁comes ▁from ▁– ▁E id in ow ▁suggests ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁mis inter pret ation ▁of ▁Dem ost hen es ' ▁text , ▁while ▁Professor ▁Matthew ▁Dick ie ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁comment ▁" does ▁not ▁emer ge ▁from ▁anything ▁in ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁Dem ost hen es " ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁derived ▁from ▁an ▁At th id ograph er ▁or ▁another ▁speech . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁Joseph us ▁lists ▁N inos ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁A then ians ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁a se be ia ▁( im pi ety ). ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Works ▁c ited ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : An cient ▁A then ian ▁women ▁Category : An cient ▁Greek ▁priest esses ▁Category : 4 th - century ▁BC ▁Greek ▁women <0x0A> </s> ▁Nathan ▁Alexander ▁is ▁the ▁James ▁King , ▁Jr . ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁of ▁Mathemat