Crito

E5359

ancient Athenian person character in Plato's dialogues follower of Socrates

Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Athenian person → character in Plato's dialogues → follower of Socrates →
appearsIn	"Apology" by Plato → "Crito" by Plato → "Euthydemus" by Plato → "Phaedo" by Plato →
associatedWith	Classical Athens → Plato → Socrates →
child	Critobulus →
citizenship	Athenian →
contrastedWith	Socrates' commitment to obeying Athenian law →
culturalContext	Classical Greek philosophy →
deathPlace	Athens (uncertain, inferred from context) →
dialogueGenreContext	Socratic dialogue →
dialogueSetting	Socrates' prison cell in Athens →
ethicalConcernInDialogue	duty to friends → duty to one's children → reputation among the many (public opinion) →
family	father of Critobulus →
gender	male →
historicity	generally regarded as a historical associate of Socrates →
knownFor	appearing in Plato's dialogue "Crito" → friendship with Socrates → loyalty to Socrates → urging Socrates to escape from prison →
languageOfPrimarySources	Ancient Greek →
mentionedIn	Xenophon's writings about Socrates →
motivatedBy	concern for Socrates' life → fear of public opinion if he does not save Socrates →
nameInGreek	Κρίτων →
offers	to finance Socrates' escape →
philosophicalPositionInDialogue	priority of saving a friend over strict obedience to the law →
philosophicalThemeContext	justice → law and obligation → loyalty and friendship →
proposes	plan for Socrates to escape his death sentence →
relationshipToSocrates	devoted follower → financial supporter → longtime companion →
roleInDialogue	interlocutor of Socrates →
socialStatus	wealthy Athenian →
sourceForLifeOfSocrates	Plato's "Crito" → Plato's "Phaedo" →
timePeriod	5th century BCE →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apology → Apology of Socrates → Phaedo →	relatedWork
La Mort de Socrate → The Death of Socrates →	depicts
Euthydemus → Socratic dialogues of Plato →	featuresCharacter
Critobulus ("Plato's Crito") → Simmias of Thebes ("Plato's Crito") →	mentionedIn
Crito (""Crito" by Plato") →	appearsIn
The Death of Socrates →	basedOn
Euthydemus →	dialogueParticipants
Critobulus →	father
Euthydemus →	frameNarrativeAddressedTo
Trial of Socrates ("Plato's Crito") →	hasPrimarySource
Trial of Socrates ("Plato's Crito") →	hasRelatedWork
Socratic dialogues of Plato →	includesWork
Κρίτων →	mainCharacter
Plato →	notableWork
Socrates ("Plato's Crito") →	portrayedIn
Crito ("Plato's "Crito"") →	sourceForLifeOfSocrates
Κρίτων →	titleInEnglish