Simmias of Thebes

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Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Platonic character
Pythagorean philosopher
ancient Greek philosopher
disciple of Socrates
activeInPeriod 5th century BCE
associatedWith Cebes of Thebes
Plato
Pythagoreanism
surface form: Pythagoreans

Socrates
category Ancient Greek Pythagoreans
Ancient Thebans
Characters in Plato's dialogues
Followers of Socrates
citizenship Thebes
ethnicGroup Greek
fictionalizationOf historical Simmias of Thebes
genre ancient Greek philosophy
historicalContext Classical Greece
influencedBy Pythagoras
Pythagorean tradition
Socrates
knownFor arguments about the soul in Plato's Phaedo
being a close associate of Socrates
being a questioning interlocutor in Plato's dialogues
language Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Apology of Socrates
surface form: Plato's Apology

Crito
surface form: Plato's Crito

Phaedo
surface form: Plato's Phaedo
notableWork role in Plato's Apology
role in Plato's Crito
role in Plato's Gorgias
role in Plato's Phaedo
role in Plato's Phaedrus
philosophicalInterest Pythagorean doctrines
ethics
immortality of the soul
nature of the soul
philosophicalSchool Pythagoreanism
Socratic philosophy
placeOfOrigin Thebes
region Boeotia
roleInWork Socratic interlocutor
interlocutor of Socrates in Plato's Phaedo

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Phaedo featuresCharacter Simmias of Thebes
School of Socrates hasMember Simmias of Thebes