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List of speakers in Plato's dialogues

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The following is a list of the speakers found in the dialogues traditionally ascribed to Plato , including extensively quoted, indirect and conjured speakers. Dialogues, as well as Platonic Epistles and Epigrams , in which these individuals appear dramatically but do not speak are listed separately.

List [ edit ]

Name Speaker Mentioned
Adeimantus of Collytus , son of Ariston Parmenides , Republic Apology
Agathon of Athens , son of Tisamenus Symposium Protagoras ; Epigram 6
Alcibiades of Scambonidae , son of Clinias Alcibiades , II Alcibiades , Protagoras , Symposium Euthydemus , Gorgias
Antiphon of Athens , son of Pyrilampes Parmenides
Anytus of Euonymon , son of Anthemion Meno Apology
Apollodorus of Phalerum Symposium Apology , Phaedo
Aristides of Alopece , son of Lysimachus Laches , Theages Theaetetus
Aristodemus of Cydathenaeum Symposium
Aristophanes of Cydathenaeum , son of Philippus Symposium Apology ; Epigram 18
Aristotle of Thorae , son of Timocrates Parmenides
Aspasia of Miletus , daughter of Axiochus Menexenus
Axiochus of Scambonidae , son of Alcibiades Axiochus Euthydemus
Callias of Alopece , son of Hipponicus Apology , Protagoras Axiochus , Cratylus , Eryxias , Philebus , Protagoras , Theaetetus
Callicles of Acharnae Gorgias
Cebes of Thebes Phaedo Crito ; Epistle XIII
Cephalus of Clazomenae Parmenides
Cephalus of Syracuse , son of Lysanias Republic Phaedrus
Chaerephon of Sphettus Charmides , Gorgias , Halcyon Apology
Charmides of Athens , son of Glaucon Charmides , Theages Axiochus , Protagoras , Symposium
Clinias of Cnossos Epinomis , Laws
Clinias of Scambonidae , son of Axiochus [1] Axiochus , Euthydemus
Clitophon of Athens , son of Aristonymus Clitophon , Republic
Cratylus of Athens , son of Smicrion Cratylus
Critias of Athens , son of Callaeschrus [2] Charmides , Protagoras Eryxias
Critias of Athens , son of Leaides [2] Critias , Timaeus
Crito of Alopece Crito , Euthydemus , Phaedo Apology
Ctesippus of Paeania Euthydemus , Lysis Phaedo
Demodocus of Anagyrus Theages Apology , Demodocus
Dionysodorus of Chios and Thurii Euthydemus
Diotima of Mantinea Symposium
Echecrates of Phlius Phaedo
Erasistratus of Athens Eryxias
Eryxias of Steiria Eryxias
Eryximachus of Athens , son of Acumenus Symposium Phaedrus , Protagoras
Euclides of Megara Theaetetus Phaedo
Eudicus of Athens , son of Apemantus (Lesser) Hippias (Greater) Hippias
Euthydemus of Chios and Thurii Euthydemus Cratylus
Euthyphro of Prospalta Euthyphro Cratylus
Glaucon of Collytus , son of Ariston Parmenides , Republic , Symposium [3]
Gorgias of Leontini , son of Charmantides Gorgias Apology , (Greater) Hippias , Meno , Phaedrus , Philebus , Symposium , Theages
Hermocrates of Syracuse , son of Hermon Critias , Timaeus
Hermogenes of Alopece , son of Hipponicus Cratylus Phaedo
Hippias of Elis , son of Diopeithes (Greater) Hippias , (Lesser) Hippias , Protagoras Apology , Phaedrus , Protagoras
Hippocrates of Athens , son of Apollodorus Protagoras
Hippothales of Athens , son of Hieronymus Lysis
Ion of Ephesus Ion
Laches of Aexone , son of Melanopus Laches Symposium
Lysias of Thurii and Athens , son of Cephalus Phaedrus Clitophon , Phaedrus , Republic
Lysimachus of Alopece , son of Aristides Laches Meno , On Virtue , Theaetetus , Theages
Lysis of Aexone , son of Democrates Lysis
Megillus of Sparta Laws Epinomis
Melesias of Alopece , son of Thucydides Laches Meno , On Virtue , Theages
Meletus of Pithus , son of Meletus Apology Euthyphro , Theaetetus
Menexenus of Athens , son of Demophon Lysis , Menexenus Phaedo
Meno of Pharsalus , son of Alexidemus [4] Meno
Nicias of Cydantidae , son of Niceratus Laches Gorgias , Republic , Theages
Parmenides of Elea , son of Pyres Parmenides Sophist , Symposium , Theaetetus
Pausanias of Cerameis Symposium Protagoras
Phaedo of Elis Phaedo
Phaedrus of Myrrhinus , son of Pythocles Phaedrus , Symposium Protagoras ; Epigram 4
Philebus Philebus
Polemarchus of Thurii , son of Cephalus Republic Phaedrus
Polus of Acragas Gorgias Phaedrus , Theages
Prodicus of Ceos Eryxias , Protagoras Apology , Axiochus , Charmides , Cratylus , Eryxias , Euthydemus , (Greater) Hippias , Laches , Phaedrus , Protagoras , Republic , Symposium , Theaetetus , Theages
Protagoras of Abdera Protagoras , Theaetetus Cratylus , Euthydemus , (Greater) Hippias , Laws , Phaedrus , Republic , Sophist , Theaetetus
Protarchus of Athens , son of Callias Philebus
Pythodorus of Athens , son of Isolochus Parmenides Alcibiades
Simmias of Thebes Phaedo Crito , Phaedrus ; Epistle XIII
Sisyphus of Pharsalus [5] Sisyphus
Socrates of Alopece , son of Sophroniscus Dialogues of Plato Epistles II , VII , XIII
Socrates of Athens Statesman Sophist , Theaetetus ; Epistle XI [6]
Terpsion of Megara Theaetetus Phaedo
Theaetetus of Sunium , son of Euphronius Sophist , Theaetetus Statesman
Theages of Anagyrus , son of Demodocus Theages Apology , Republic
Theodorus of Cyrene Sophist , Statesman , Theaetetus
Thrasymachus of Chalcedon Republic Clitophon , Phaedrus
Thucydides of Alopece , son of Melesias Laches Theages
Timaeus of Locri Epizephyrii Critias , Timaeus
Timarchus Theages
Xanthippe , wife of Socrates of Alopece Phaedo Halcyon ; Epigram 8 [7]
Zeno of Elea Parmenides Alcibiades , Sophist
Unnamed speakers
Name Mentioned
Callias' slave Protagoras
Euclides' slave Theaetetus
Meno's slave of Pharsalus Meno
Polemarchus' slave Republic
Public slave Phaedo
Stranger from Athens Epinomis , Laws
Stranger from Elea Sophist , Statesman
Unnamed friends Eryxias , Hipparchus , Minos , On Justice , [1] On Virtue , [4] Protagoras , Rival Lovers , Symposium

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b A small minority of manuscript traditions name Clinias as the anonymous speaker in On Justice : D. S. Hutchinson in Cooper, p. 1689.
  2. ^ a b Scholars are divided as to whether the Critias depicted in the Timaeus and Critias dialogues is the future member of the Thirty Tyrants who appears elsewhere in Plato's writing ( Critias IV ), or rather his grandfather (Critias III): Nails, 106?7.
  3. ^ Not all scholars are convinced that the Glaucon mentioned in Symposium is Plato's brother.
  4. ^ a b A small minority of manuscript traditions name either Meno or the otherwise unknown Hippotrophus as the anonymous speaker in On Virtue : D. S. Hutchinson in Cooper, p. 1694.
  5. ^ Sisyphus of Pharsalus lived in the time of Plato, and thus is to be distinguished from the Sisyphus of Corinth in mythology: Cooper, p. 1707.
  6. ^ The identity of the Socrates named in Epistle XI is unknown, but is considered by some scholars to be that of the young Socrates of the Statesman trilogy: Cooper, p. 1672.
  7. ^ Scholars are unsure as to whether Epigram 8 is intended to reference Socrates' wife Xanthippe or another individual by the same name: Cooper, p. 1742.

Bibliography [ edit ]

  • Debra Nails . The People of Plato: A Prosopography of Plato and Other Socratics . Hackett Publishing, 2002. ISBN   0-87220-564-9 .
  • Plato . Complete Works . Ed: John M. Cooper . Hackett Publishing, 1997.