Pausanias

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Pausanias is an Athenian intellectual and lover of the poet Agathon who delivers a nuanced speech on the nature of love in Plato’s Symposium.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Greek character
Fictional character
Platonic dialogue character
appearsIn Symposium
associatedWith Agathon
Alcibiades
Aristophanes
Eryximachus
Phaedrus
Socrates
citizenship Athens
creator Plato
culturalContext Athenian pederasty
describedAs Athenian intellectual
dialogueBy Plato
discusses Eros
Ethical norms of love
Pederastic relationships
Social conventions about love in Athens
gender Male
genreOfWorkAppearedIn Philosophical dialogue
hasViewOn Difference between love of body and love of soul
Education of the young through love
Legal regulation of love
inUniverse Platonic dialogues
knownFor Distinction between Common Love and Heavenly Love
Speech on the nature of love
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek
loverOf Agathon
moralView Love is good only when directed toward virtue
Lovers and beloveds should aim at moral improvement
name Pausanias
occupation Athenian intellectual
partner Agathon
philosophicalTheme Distinction between noble and base love
Ethics of love
portrayedAs Sophisticated interpreter of Athenian law and custom
relationshipTypeWithAgathon Erastes
residence Athens
roleInWork Symposium speaker
settingOfActivity Banquet at Agathon’s house
speechOrderInSymposium Second speaker
timePeriod Classical Athens
topicOf Pausanias’ speech in the Symposium


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