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Agathon (/ ˈ æ ɡ ə θ ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθων; c. 448 – c. 400 BC) was an Athenian tragic poet whose works have been lost. He is best known for his appearance in Plato 's Symposium , which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a prize for his first tragedy at the Lenaia in 416. [1]
Agathon (speech begins 195a): a tragic poet, host of the banquet, that celebrates the triumph of his first tragedy. Socrates (speech begins 201d): the eminent philosopher and Plato's teacher. Alcibiades (speech begins 214e): a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general.
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Agathon suggests that Love is the happiest of the gods because he is most beautiful and best. He is beautiful because, contrary to Phaedrus' claim, he is the youngest of the gods. He always avoids old age, and only associates with the young.
Full Work Summary. Previous Next. Apollodorus relates to an unnamed companion a story he learned from Aristodemus about a symposium, or dinner-party, given in honor of the tragedian Agathon. Socrates arrives at the party late, as he was lost in thought on the neighboring porch.
Agathon wrongly defines them when applying them to Love. He equates Justice with nonviolence, courage and moderation with power, and wisdom with technical skill. A shift in focus occurs in his speech again, from Aristophanes’ human conception of Love, to Agathon’s purely divine conception of goodness and focus in praising Love, the god.
Agathon (born c. 445 bc —died c. 400 bc, Macedonia) was an Athenian tragic poet whose first victory at the festival of the Great Dionysia, in which plays were presented and judged, was gained in 416 bc. The event is made, by Plato, the occasion for his dialogue Symposium, and the banquet, which is the setting of the dialogue, is placed in ...
Aristophanes. Agathon Character Analysis. Next. Pausanias. The historical Agathon was a writer of tragedies, none of which have survived. In Symposium, he is described as a good-looking man in his mid-thirties at the time of the dinner party, which takes place at his house.
