Xenophon’s Symposium

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Xenophon’s Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon that portrays a lively banquet conversation exploring love, virtue, and the character of Socrates.

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Generate an image of Xenophon’s Symposium (Xenophon’s Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon that portrays a lively banquet conversation exploring love, virtue, and the character of Socrates.)

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Symposium (Xenophon) 3
Xenophon’s Symposium canonical 2
Symposium 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Socratic dialogue ⓘ
ancient Greek literature ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
author Xenophon ⓘ
containsScene Socrates’ defense of his own attractiveness ⓘ
conversation about eros (love) ⓘ
discussion of what makes a person truly beautiful ⓘ
contrastsWith Plato’s Symposium ⓘ
linked to: Plato's Symposium
featuresCharacter Antisthenes ⓘ
Autolycus ⓘ
Callias ⓘ
Charmides ⓘ
Critobulus ⓘ
Hermogenes ⓘ
Niceratus ⓘ
Philip the jester ⓘ
Xocrates ⓘ
focusesOn Socratic method in informal settings ⓘ
ethical questions ⓘ
genre dialogue ⓘ
symposium literature ⓘ
historicalContext classical Athens ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryDevice banquet conversation ⓘ
character sketches ⓘ
humor ⓘ
literaryForm dramatic dialogue ⓘ
mainCharacter Socrates ⓘ
philosophicalConcern how virtue is expressed in daily life ⓘ
relationship between external beauty and inner goodness ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Socratic philosophy ⓘ
portrays Socrates as practical and moderate ⓘ
linked to: Socrates

sympotic culture in classical Greece ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor Apology of Socrates to the Jury ⓘ
Memorabilia ⓘ
Oeconomicus ⓘ
setting banquet at the house of Callias ⓘ
settingPeriod late 5th century BCE Athens ⓘ
structure series of speeches in praise of personal qualities ⓘ
theme beauty ⓘ
education ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
kalokagathia (noble-and-good character) ⓘ
love ⓘ
the character of Socrates ⓘ
virtue ⓘ

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Lamprocles → mentionedIn → Xenophon’s Symposium ⓘ
Xenophon → notableWork → Symposium ⓘ
linked to: Xenophon’s Symposium
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates → relatedWorkByAuthor → Symposium (Xenophon) ⓘ
linked to: Xenophon’s Symposium
Xenophon's Memorabilia → relatedWork → Xenophon's Symposium ⓘ
linked to: Xenophon’s Symposium
Xocrates → participatesIn → Symposium (Xenophon) ⓘ
linked to: Xenophon’s Symposium
Callias → appearsIn → Xenophon’s Symposium ⓘ
Niceratus → appearsInWork → Symposium (Xenophon) ⓘ
linked to: Xenophon’s Symposium