Crito
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crito canonical | 20 |
| Plato's Crito | 6 |
| "Crito" by Plato | 1 |
| Plato's "Crito" | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Athenian person
ⓘ
character in Plato's dialogues ⓘ follower of Socrates ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Apology of Socrates
ⓘ
surface form:
"Apology" by Plato
Crito self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
"Crito" by Plato
"Euthydemus" by Plato ⓘ Phaedo ⓘ
surface form:
"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
ⓘ
surface form:
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
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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 |
Crito
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's "Crito"
Phaedo ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's "Phaedo"
|
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Death of Socrates
subject surface form:
The Death of Socrates
this entity surface form:
Plato's Crito
this entity surface form:
Plato's "Crito"
this entity surface form:
Plato's Crito
subject surface form:
Euthydemus
subject surface form:
Trial of Socrates
this entity surface form:
Plato's Crito
subject surface form:
Trial of Socrates
this entity surface form:
Plato's Crito
this entity surface form:
Plato's Crito
subject surface form:
Laws of Athens (personified)
this entity surface form:
Plato's Crito