Agathon
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Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IV. Agathon | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian tragedian
ⓘ
character in Plato's Symposium ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Συμπόσιον
ⓘ
surface form:
Symposium
|
| associatedWith |
Athenian dramatic festivals
ⓘ
Athenian intellectual circles ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| creator | Plato ⓘ |
| describedAs |
handsome
ⓘ
young ⓘ |
| dialoguePartner |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Aristophanes ⓘ Eryximachus ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Phaedrus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
host of the drinking party in Symposium
ⓘ
speaker in the dialogue Symposium ⓘ |
| influences | subsequent literary depictions of symposium scenes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
eloquent speech in praise of love
ⓘ
hosting the banquet in Plato's Symposium ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryCharacterType | symposium host ⓘ |
| name | Agathon self-link ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to present a poetic encomium of love ⓘ |
| notableWork | tragic poetry ⓘ |
| occupation | tragedian ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Platonic dialogue on love ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
beauty of the beloved
ⓘ
idealization of love ⓘ virtues attributed to Eros ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
refined and elegant
ⓘ
skilled rhetorician ⓘ |
| residence | Athens ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | banquet celebrating his first tragic victory ⓘ |
| speechStyle |
ornate
ⓘ
poetic ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| topicOfSpeech |
Eros (primordial)
ⓘ
surface form:
Eros
nature of love ⓘ |
| workLocation | Athens ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IV. Agathon