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13-563: Phaedrus may refer to: People [ edit ] Phaedrus (Athenian) ( c.  444 BC – 393 BC), an Athenian aristocrat depicted in Plato's dialogues Phaedrus (fabulist) ( c.  15 BC  – c.  AD 50 ), a Roman fabulist Phaedrus the Epicurean (138 BC – c.  70 BC ), an Epicurean philosopher Art and literature [ edit ] Phaedrus (dialogue) ,

26-605: A dialogue of Plato Phaedrus (play), a 3rd-century BCE comedic play by Alexis (poet) Phaedrus, a character in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance A work by Cy Twombly Phaedrus, Johnathan, a character in the Reckoners novels by Brandon Sanderson . See also [ edit ] Phaedra (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

39-639: A speech attributed to Lysias, while he calls upon several classical myths to construct a tragic account of Eros in the Symposium . His character in Plato, along with the ill-fated implications of his oncoming exile, has long exerted influence on literature and philosophy. Among the ancients, Alexis' mid-late 4th century comedic play Phaedrus depicts a man philosophizing on the nature of eros, while Diogenes Laërtius assumes Phaedrus to be Plato's "favorite" individual. Modern scholars such as Nussbaum and John Sallis have interpreted his character as an embodiment of

52-507: Is best remembered for his depiction in the dialogues of Plato . His philosophically erotic role in his eponymous dialogue and the Symposium inspired later authors, from the ancient comedic playwright Alexis to contemporary philosophers like Robert M. Pirsig and Martha Nussbaum . Phaedrus, whose name translates to "bright" or "radiant" in particular how one might show light on something, "to reveal" at its earliest etymology,

65-530: Is present for the speeches delivered in Plato's Protagoras , whose dramatic date of 433/432 suggests that Phaedrus was involved in prominent Athenian intellectual circles from a young age; the dialogue also notes his early interest in astronomy and long-standing friendship with the physician Eryximachus . The Symposium 's certain dramatic date of 416 suggests his close association with Socrates by this time. Further details in Plato's writing point to Phaedrus' interests in mythology and natural science. On

78-565: Is unclear whether he was among those executed because of the event, but the historical record lacks later references to him. While he is present silently in the Protagoras and receives mention in the Phaedrus , his most significant appearance in Plato's writing comes in the Symposium . Here he instigates and contributes to the event's extended discourse on the god Eros and the phenomena associated with this god. In his speech, he uses

91-601: The Mysteries , an extant speech of Andocides , names Phaedrus as one of the individuals indicted by the city of Athens, at the behest of the metic Teucrus, in the profanation of the Eleusinian mysteries, a major domestic event preceding the calamitous Sicilian Expedition in 415. Inscribed records of the property confiscated from the profaners of the mysteries and a speech of Lysias further attest to his role in this event. Phaedrus fled Athens at this time along with

104-650: The extant sources. An Eryximachus is mentioned in Andocides ' On the Mysteries speech as among those indicted in the mutilation of the herms and profanation of the Eleusinian mysteries , two tumultuous events on the eve of the ill-fated Sicilian Expedition in 415. While there is no clear confirmation that this Eryximachus is the physician, there are numerous pieces of circumstantial evidence, including Phaedrus' role and Eryximachus' appearance in Plato's Symposium alongside others involved in these incidents. It

117-461: The fecundity and potential tragedy of philosophical eroticism. Eryximachus Eryximachus, son of Acumenus ( / ɪ ˈ r ɪ k s ɪ ˌ m æ k ə s / ; Greek : Ἐρυξίμαχος Ἀκουμένου Eruxímachos Akouménou ; c. 448 – late 5th century or early 4th century BCE) was an ancient Athenian physician who is best remembered for his prominent role in Plato 's Symposium . It is likely that he

130-544: The other accused parties, losing his wealth and property in the process. Some scholars had previously interpreted Andocides as naming Phaedrus in his list of mutilators of the Herms , a contemporaneous Athenian scandal, but this is generally dismissed within present scholarship. Phaedrus married his first cousin, whose name is Phoebe, circa 404. After his early death in 393, his wife remarried Aristophanes, son of Nicophemus . In his eponymous Platonic dialogue, Phaedrus recites

143-496: The title Phaedrus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phaedrus&oldid=1202931543 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Phaedrus (Athenian) He

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156-401: Was born to a wealthy family sometime in the mid-5th century BC, and was the first cousin of Plato's stepbrother Demos. All sources remember him as an especially attractive young man. His depiction in the writing of Plato has led scholars to assume that he did not have his own system of philosophy, despite his interest in such contemporaneous movements as rhetoric , tragedy and sophism . He

169-605: Was indicted in the mutilation of the herms , a domestic Athenian conflict during the Peloponnesian War . The son of the physician Acumenus, Eryximachus was born in the mid-5th century BC. Set approximately in 433/2, Plato's Protagoras dialogue includes a depiction of his close friendship with Socrates ' student Phaedrus , a friendship that continued into the dramatic time of the Phaedrus dialogue some 15 years later. His wealth and social status are unclear from

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