Megillus of Sparta

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Megillus of Sparta is a Spartan interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," representing traditional Spartan values and perspectives in the philosophical discussion on legislation.

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Megillus of Sparta canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Platonic character ⓘ
Spartan interlocutor ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
alignsWith Spartan constitution ⓘ
appearsIn Laws ⓘ
associatedWith Sparta ⓘ
contrastsWith Athenian institutions ⓘ
Cretan institutions ⓘ
createdBy Plato ⓘ
culturalContext Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
dialoguePartnerOf Clinias of Crete ⓘ
the Athenian Stranger ⓘ
discusses education ⓘ
legislation ⓘ
political institutions ⓘ
genreContext Socratic dialogue ⓘ
languageOfWork Ancient Greek ⓘ
medium literary dialogue ⓘ
mentionedIn ancient commentaries on Plato’s Laws ⓘ
ontologicalStatus fictionalized representative of Spartan tradition ⓘ
philosophicalContext philosophy of law ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
represents Spartan values ⓘ
traditional Spartan perspectives on law ⓘ
roleInWork interlocutor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laws → featuresCharacter → Megillus of Sparta ⓘ
Athenian Stranger → dialoguePartnerOf → Megillus of Sparta ⓘ
subject linked to: the Athenian Stranger
Athenian Stranger → travelsWith → Megillus of Sparta ⓘ
subject linked to: the Athenian Stranger
Clinias of Crete → coInterlocutor → Megillus of Sparta ⓘ
Plato's Laws → mainCharacter → Megillus of Sparta ⓘ