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Phaedrus (dialogue)
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The Phaedrus, written by Plato, is a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presumably composed around 370 BC, about the same time as Plato's Re
Fragments of a papyrus roll of the Phaedrus from the 2nd century AD
Fragments of a papyrus roll of the Phaedrus from the 2nd century AD
Socrates Pio Clementino Inv 314
Socrates Pio Clementino Inv 314
Symposium (Plato)
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The Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, dated c. 385 – 370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable Athenian men attending a banquet. The men inc
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 843, a 2nd century papyrus roll containing the Symposium
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 843, a 2nd century papyrus roll containing the Symposium
A fresco taken from the north wall of the Tomb of the Diver (from Paestum, Italy, c. 475 BC): a symposium scene
A fresco taken from the north wall of the Tomb of the Diver (from Paestum, Italy, c. 475 BC): a symposium scene
A terracotta figurine of Aphrodite Urania, c. 3rd century BC. Aphrodite Urania symbolized an elevated, more spiritual love, as opposed to the more ear
A terracotta figurine of Aphrodite Urania, c. 3rd century BC. Aphrodite Urania symbolized an elevated, more spiritual love, as opposed to the more earthly and lustful Aphrodite Pandemos.
Aristophanes, who notoriously parodied Socrates in his comedy The Clouds, gives a possibly satirical speech on Eros at the symposium.
Aristophanes, who notoriously parodied Socrates in his comedy The Clouds, gives a possibly satirical speech on Eros at the symposium.