Euthyphro

by

Plato

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Socrates

The protagonist of the Euthyphro. The real Socrates was an influential philosopher in Classical Athens. Socrates is believed to have lived from 470 B.C.E. to 399 B.C.E., when he was tried and executed for… read analysis of Socrates

Euthyphro

The dialogue’s antagonist, and title character. Euthyphro is a prophet and religious authority who boasts of significant knowledge about piety and other such religious concepts, but ultimately exposes his ignorance through his encounter with Socratesread analysis of Euthyphro

Meletus

A political figure who has no dialogue in the text but is mentioned in passing as the character who is charging Socrates with corrupting the youths of Athens with ideas that are “impious” towards the… read analysis of Meletus