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 4

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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 Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
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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Laws featuresCharacter Megillus of Sparta
the Athenian Stranger dialoguePartnerOf Megillus of Sparta
subject surface form: Athenian Stranger
the Athenian Stranger travelsWith Megillus of Sparta
subject surface form: Athenian Stranger
Clinias of Crete coInterlocutor Megillus of Sparta