house of Cephalus in Piraeus
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The house of Cephalus in Piraeus is the wealthy Athenian household on the city’s portside where Plato sets the opening conversation of the Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| house of Cephalus in Piraeus canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
house ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Republic ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
justice
ⓘ
old age and wealth ⓘ relationship between wealth and virtue ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | wealthy household ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| culturalContext |
Classical Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
classical Athens
|
| describedInWork | Republic ⓘ |
| economicBasis | shield-manufacturing business of Cephalus ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Republic, Book I ⓘ |
| genreContext | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| hasGuest |
Adeimantus
ⓘ
Glaucon ⓘ Socrates ⓘ Thrasymachus ⓘ other interlocutors in the Republic ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | framing device for the dialogue in the Republic ⓘ |
| inhabitant |
Cephalus
ⓘ
Euthydemus (son of Cephalus) ⓘ Hypereides ⓘ
surface form:
Lysias
Polemarchus ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piraeus
ⓘ
Classical Athens ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Athens
Piraeus ⓘ
surface form:
port of Athens
|
| narrativeFunction | starting point for the philosophical inquiry of the Republic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | described by Socrates as first-person narrator ⓘ |
| near |
Piraeus
ⓘ
surface form:
harbor of Piraeus
|
| openingSceneOf | Republic ⓘ |
| owner | Cephalus ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Lives of the Ten Orators (for historical Cephalus and his family) ⓘ |
| settingOfEvent |
discussion on justice with Polemarchus
ⓘ
initial conversation between Socrates and Cephalus ⓘ introduction of Thrasymachus ⓘ |
| socialStatus | affluent ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 5th century BCE (dramatic setting) ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Adeimantus
ⓘ
Glaucon ⓘ Socrates ⓘ Thrasymachus ⓘ other companions of Socrates ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Plato ⓘ |
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