Terpsion

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Terpsion is a character in Plato’s dialogues, notably appearing in the Theaetetus as one of the interlocutors involved in recounting Socratic conversations.

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Terpsion canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek literary character
character in Plato's dialogues
fictional character
appearsAsCharacterType friend of Socrates' associates
appearsIn Euthydemus
Theaetetus
associatedWithCharacter Euclid of Megara
surface form: Euclides of Megara

Socrates
Theaetetus
createdBy Plato
dialogueRoleInTheaetetus interlocutor with Euclides
listener to Socratic conversation being recounted
dialogueStructureContribution participates in outer dialogue that frames inner dialogue between Socrates and Theaetetus
fictionalStatus likely based on or inspired by a historical person but known primarily as a literary character
functionInDialogue helps introduce the report of Socrates' conversation
genreOfWorkAppearsIn Socratic dialogue
hasNameOrigin Ancient Greek given name
languageOfWork Ancient Greek
literaryTradition Classical Greek literature
medium philosophical text
mentionedAs companion of Euclides
narrativeFunction framing device for Socratic dialogues
philosophicalTradition Platonism
primaryActivityInTexts engaging in philosophical conversation
roleInWork interlocutor
narrative frame character
settingAssociatedWith Megara
timeOfLiteraryCreation 4th century BCE
workAuthorIs Plato
workTheaetetusThemeContext epistemology

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