Diogenes Laertius Life of Socrates Or on the Essence of True Love

Diogenes Laertius Life of Socrates Or on the Essence of True Love New Translations of Diogenes, Plato, and Plutarch with Texts and Commentaries By E. H. Campbell Edward Campbell Media: Cambridge, MA. First Edition

P a g e 2 E. H. Campbell 2012 All Rights Reserved

P a g e 3 Καὶ σὲ μέν γε ἤδη 1 ἐάσω: 2 τὸν δὲ λόγον τὸν περὶ τοῦ Ἔρωτος, 3 ὅν ποτ ἤκουσα 4 γυναικὸς 5 Μαντινικς 6 Διοτίμας, 7 ἣ 8 ταῦτά 9 τε σοφὴ 10 ἦν καὶ ἄλλα πολλά καὶ Ἀθηναίοις ποτὲ θυσαμένοις πρὸ τοῦ λοιμοῦ δέκα ἔτη ἀναβολὴν ἐποίησε τς νόσου, ἣ δὴ καὶ ἐμὲ τὰ ἐρωτικὰ ἐδίδαξεν. 11 I shall permit you this time, but the story about Love will be one I heard from a Mantinean woman Diotima, she was wise about these things and many others. 1 Adv., ἤδη, already, by this time 2 1st sing. fut. act. ind. of ἐάω, suffer, permit 3 masc. gen. sing. of ἔρως, love. 4 1st. sing. aor. act. ind. of ἀκούω, hear. 5 fem. gen. sing. of γυνή, woman. 6 Mantinean. 7 Diotima. 8 Pron., fem. nom. sing. of ὅς, she. 9 Adj., neut. pl. of οὗτος, this. 10 Adj., fem. nom. sing. of σοφός, skilled in any handicraft; wise. 11 Op. Cit., Plato, Symposium: 201δ.

P a g e 4 Sigla 1st = First person 2nd = Second person 3rd = Third person Acc. = Accusative case Act. = Active voice Adv. = Adverb Adj. = Adjective Aor. = Aorist tense Cf. = Confere, compare! Comp. = Comparative Dat. = Dative case Fem. = Feminine gender Gen. = Genitive case Gk. = Greek I.e. = Id est, that is Ibid. = Ibidem, in the same place Imper. = Imperative Imperf. = Imperfect tense Ind. = Indicative mood Indec. = Indeclinable Inf. = Infinitive mood Lat. = Latin Masc. = Masculine gender Mid. = Middle voice Mid./Pass = Middle/Passive voice Neut. = Neuter gender Part. = Participle Partic. = Particle Pass. = Passive voice Perf. = Perfect tense Pl. = Plural number Prep. = Preposition Pres. = Present tense Pron. = Pronoun Sing. = Singular number Viz. = Videre licet, or vidlicet, it should be seen. Voc. = Vocative case

P a g e 5 Epitome Sigla... 4 Prŏoemium... 6 Capitolinus et Marcellus minor (Plut., Marcellus, 2.3-4)... 7 Socrates on the false Lover (Plato s Phaedrus 237α-243ε)... 10 Diogenes, Β. Κεφ. εʹ. ΩΚΡΑΣΗ... 26 Diogenes, Socrates, 2.5... 27 Addenda... 71 Ex Archelaus... 72 Ex Xenophon... 74 Ex Aristippus... 76 Ex Aeschines... 77 Ex Phaedo... 78 Ex Euclides... 79 Ex Crito... 80 Ex Simon... 81 Ex Plato... 82 Diotima of Mantinea on the birth of Love (Plato, Symposium., 203β-204α)... 83 Alcibiades night with Socrates: Plato, Symposium, 219β-219δ... 85 Socrates et Alcibiades (Plato, Alcibiades, 131γ6-131ε)... 87 Lexis brevis de Παιδ- et Ερω-... 90 Operas Citatas... 94

P a g e 6 Prŏoemium I was going write somethinng fancy, but I resolved that saying what I mean will be easier and faster. I have not finished this piece because I ran out of steam to carry it through and since I might not get back to it for a while; I thought you should have it now. As to the arrangement, the material on the front and the back, why I chose it, why it s in the order that it is in, will point directly to the Capitolinus who use their positions in appropriately, many of them in Higher Education, should be reminded that Alcibiades said that sleeping with Socrates was like sleeping with your father or your older brother. And that it was Aristophanes who was the advocate of the Stronger Argument, male dominance and violence, who lampooned Socrates saying inter alia: abou the Old Days when boys were martched to school naked, were forbidden to cross their legs until they were proud of their manhood, round about the time they get fuzz on their nuts. And I find it very inappropriate that those types of things could be said about Socrates. But it is also clear that he really ywas somesort of a teacher and had a sponteneous young following, and he was murdered to prove ad baculum argumentum defeats all other arguments, and they mostly did it because they were jealous because Socrates was smarter, and indeed better. Alcibiades says that he was sarcastic, but when you pealed back the layers he had a heart of gold. Edward H. Campbell Brighton, MA December 26, 2012

P a g e 7 Capitolinus et Marcellus minor (Plut., Marcellus, 2.3-4) [2.3] Ἠναγκάσθη 12 δὲ ἀγορανομὦν 13 δίκην ἀβούλητον 14 εἰσενεγκεῖν. 15 Ἦν γὰρ αὐτ παῖς 16 ὁμώνυμος 17 ἐν ὥρᾳ, 18 τὴν ὄψιν 19 ἐκπρεπής, 20 οὐχ ἧττον 21 δὲ τ σωφρονεῖν 22 καὶ πεπαιδεῦσθαι 23 περίβλεπτος 24 ὑπὸ τὦν πολιτὦν 25 τούτῳ Καπετωλῖνος 26 ὁ τοῦ Μαρκέλλου 27 συνάρχων, 28 ἀσελγὴς 29 ἀνὴρ καὶ θρασύς, 30 ἐρὦν 31 λόγους 32 προσήνεγκε. 33 Σοῦ δὲ παιδὸς 34 τὸ μὲν πρὦτον αὐτοῦ καθ ἑαυτὸν ἀποτριψαμένου 35 τὴν πεῖραν, 36 ὡς δὲ αὖθις 37 ἐπεχείρησε 38 κατειπόντος 39 πρὸς τὸν πατέρα, βαρέως 40 ἐνεγκὼν 41 ὁ Μάρκελλος προσήγγειλε 42 τῆ βουλῆ 43 τὸν ἄνθρωπον. 12 3rd sing. aor. pass. ind. of ἀναγκάζω, force, compel; apply compulsion; against one s wishes. 13 masc. gen. pl. of ἀγορανόμος = Lat. aedilis. 14 fem. acc. sing. of ἀβούλητος, involuntary; not according to one s wish or will. 15 aor. inf. act. of εἰσφέρω, carry in into, to bring, to introduce, bring forward. 16 masc. nom. sing., boy. 17 masc. nom. sing. of ὁμώνυμος, having the same name. 18 fem. dat. sing. of part of the year, season. 19 fem. acc. sing. of ὄψις, aspect, appearance. 20 Adj., masc. nom. sing. of ἐκπρεπής, distinguished out of all, pre-eminent, remarkable. 21 Adj., neut. sing. of ἥσσων, inferior, weaker. 22 pre. act. inf. of σωφρονέω, to be sound of mind; to be temperate, moderate, show self-control. 23 perf. mid./pass. inf. of παιδεύω, bring up; train and teach, educate. 24 Adj., masc. nom. sing. of περίβλεπτος, looked at from all sides, admired of all observers 25 masc. gen. pl. of πολίτης, citizen, freeman; fellow-citizen. 26 Capitolinus. 27 Marcellus. 28 masc. nom. sing. pres. act. part. of συνάρχω, rule jointly with; to be a colleague or partner in office. 29 Adj., masc. nom. sing., licentious, wanton, brutal; lascivious, lewd. 30 masc. nom. sing., bold, audacious, arrogant, insolent; of things, to be ventured. 31 masc. gen. pl., masc. nom. sing. pres. act. part. of ἔρος, love, desire. 32 masc. acc. pl. of λόγος. 33 3rd sing. aor. act. ind. of προσφέρω, bring to; attack. assault. 34 masc. gen. sing. of παῖς. 35 masc. gen. sing. aor. mid. part. of ἀποτρίβω, wear out; rub off, brush away. 36 masc. nom. sing. pres. act. part. of πειράω, attempt, endeavour, try. 37 Adv., indecl., back, back again; again, anew. 38 3rd sing. aor. act. ind. of ἐπιχειρέω, put one s hand to; a work, set to work at, attempt, endeavor. 39 masc. gen. sing. aor. act. part. of κατεῖπον, speak against; declare, report. 40 Adv., βαρύς, heavy in weight; of persons severe, stearn. 41 masc. nom. sing. aor. act. part. of φέρω, bear or carry; bring, produce, cause. 42 3rd sing. aor. act. ind. of προσαγγέλλω, announce, bring tidings; denounce. 43 fem. dat. sing. of βουλή, Council of elders, Senate.

P a g e 8 [2.3] But he 44 was forced to introduce justice to the Aedileship against their wishes. For there was, of the same name, a boy of his, in the blossom of youth, remarkable to look at, not weak; being of sound mind and well eduacated, was admired by all; a fellow citizen, a collegue of Marcellus, Capitolinus, an arrogant and licentious man, brought words of love. The first thing the boy ddid was try to brush the man off, but he tried again, and was thus reported to his father who brought dreadful news against the man to the Senate. [4] Ὁ δὲ πολλὰς 45 μὲν ἀποδράσεις 46 καὶπαραγραφὰς 47 ἐμηχαντο, 48 τοὺς δημάρχους 49 ἐπικαλούμενος, 50 ἐκείνων 51 δὲ μὴ προσδεχομένων 52 τὴν ἐπίκλησιν 53 ἀρνήσει 54 τὴν αἰτίαν 55 ἔφευγε, 56 καὶ μάρτυρος 57 οὐδενὸς 58 τὦν λόγων γεγονότος 59 ἔδοξε 60 μεταπέμπεσθαι 61 τὸν παῖδα τῆ βουλῆ, παραγενομένου 62 δ ἰδόντες 63 ἐρύθημα 64 καὶ δάκρυον 65 καὶ μεμιγμένον 66 44 I.e., Marcellus. 45 Adj., fem. acc. pl. of πολύς, many; very much, too much. 46 fem. acc. pl. of ἀπόδρασις, running away, escape; escape from, avoidance of, evasion. 47 fem. acc. pl. of παραγραφή, anything written beside, marginal note; exception taken by the defendant to the admissibility of a suit, special plea, demurrer. 48 3rd sing. imperf. mid./pass. ind. of μηχανάομαι, make by art, construct, build; contrive, devise; form designs or plots. 49 masc. acc. pl. of δήμαρχος, a governor of the people; at Rome, a tribune of the plebs. 50 masc. nom. sing. pres. mid./pass. part. of ἐπικαλέω, call before oneself, summon. 51 Adj., masc. gen. pl. of ἐκεῖνος, the person there, that person. 52 masc. gen. pl. pres. mid./pass. part. of προσδέχομαι, receive favourably, accept; admit, take a liability upon oneself, guarantee. 53 3rd sing. pres. act. ind. of ἐπικλάω, move to pity, shake the resolution of. 54 fem. dat. sing. or fem. nom/acc. dul of ἄρνησις, denial 55 fem. acc. sing. of αἰτία, responsibility. 56 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of φεύγω, flee, take flight. 57 masc. nom./gen. sing. of μάρτυρος, witness. 58 Adj., gen. sing. of οὐδείς, not one. 59 masc./neut. gen. sing. perf. act. part. of γίγνομαι. 60 3rd sing. aor. act. ind. of δοκέω, expect; have or form an opinion; seem. 61 pres. mid.pass. inf. of μεταπέμπω, send after or for. 62 masc./neut. gen. sing. aor. mid. part. of παραγίγνομαι to be beside, by; come to one s side, stand by; attend. 63 masc. nom. pl. aor. act. part. of εἶδον, to see. 64 neut. sing. of ἐρύθημα, redness or flush upon the skin, blush. 65 neut. sing. pres. act. part. of δακρύω, weep, shed tears. 66 neut. sing. perf. mid.pass. part. of μίγνυμι, to mix, mix up, mingle, properly of liquids

P a g e 9 ἀπαύστῳ 67 τ θυμουμένῳ 68 τὸ αἰδούμενον, 69 οὐδενὸς ἄλλου δεηθέντες 70 τεκμηρίου 71 κατεψηφίσαντο 72 καὶ χρήμασιν 73 ἐζημίωσαν 74 Καπετωλῖνον, ἐξ Ὠν ὁ Μάρκελλος ἀργυρ 75 λοιβεῖα 76 ποιησάμενος 77 τοῖς θεοῖς καθιέρωσεν. 78 (Marcellus: 2.3-4) 79 [2.4] But he took many evasive measures, summoning the Tribunes of the Plebes himself, but was not able to move their resolve and avoid responsibility; but since there was not one witness to the crimes brought forth, came to the conclusion the bou ought to be summoned to appear before the Senate and seeing his mixed with blushes and tears of shame were not faked, not one of them needed a more sure sign, and voted against Capitolinus, and fined him money, out of which Marcellus made silver cups dedicate to pouring libations to the Gods. 67 dat. sing., unceasing, or ἄπλαστος, not capable of being moulded, unfeigned, not faked. 68 Adj., neut. dat. sing. θυμόω, make angry, provoke. 69 neut. sing. pre. mid./pass/ part. of αἰδέομαι, to be ashamed. 70 masc. nom. pl. aor. pass. part. of δέω, lack, miss, stand in need of. 71 neut. gen. sing. of τεκμήριον, sure sign. 72 3rd pl. aor. mid. ind. of καταψηφίζομαι, vote against. 73 neut. dat. pl., money. 74 3rd pl. aor. act. ind. of ζημιόω, cause loss; fine. 75 adj., neut. pl. ἀργύρεος, of silver. 76 neut. pl. of λοιβεῖον, cup for pouring libations. 77 masc. nom. sing. aor. mid. part. of ποιέω, make. 78 fut. act. inf. of καθιερόω, dedicate, devote. 79 Op. Cit., Plutarch, Lives, Marcellus: 2.3-4.

P a g e 10 Socrates on the false Lover (Plato s Phaedrus 237α-243ε) *237α+ ωκράτης: ἄγετε 80 δή, ὧ Μοῦσαι, 81 εἴτε 82 δι 83 Ὡδς 84 εἶδος 85 λίγειαι, 86 εἴτε διὰ 87 γένος 88 μουσικὸν 89 τὸ Λιγύων 90 ταύτην 91 ἔσχετ 92 ἐπωνυμίασ, 93 ξύμ 94 μοι λάβεσθε 95 τοῦ μύθου, 96 ὅν 97 με ἀναγκάζει 98 ὁ βέλτιστος 99 οὑτοσὶ 100 λέγειν, 101 ἵν 102 ὁ ἑταῖρος 103 αὐτοῦ, καὶ πρότερον 104 *237β+ δοκὦν 105 τούτῳ σοφὸς 106 εἶναι, νῦν 107 ἔτι 108 μλλον 109 δόξῃ. 110 80 Adv., ἄγε, imper. of ἄγω come! 81 fem. voc. pl. of Μοῦσα, music, song; Muse. 82 Adv., εἴτε, sive..sive.., either..or.., whether..or. 83 masc. voc. sing. of Δῖος, god 84 fem. gen. sing. of ἀοιδή, song. 85 neut. sing. of εἶδος, that which is seen: form, shape; neut. sing. perf. act. part. of οἶδα, to know. 86 Adj., fem. dat. sing., fem. nom. pl., fem. voc. pl of λιγύς, clear, shrill; of a clear, sweet sound. 87 Prep., through, thanks to, by aid of. 88 neut. sing. of γένος, race, stock, kin; offspring; age, generation. 89 Adj., neut. sing. of μουσικός, musical. 90 Ligyans. 91 Adj., fem. acc. sing. of οὗτος, this. 92 2nd pl. aor. act. ind. or 3rd pl. of ἔχω, bear, carry, bring 93 Adj., fem. acc. sing., masc./fem. gen. pl. of ἐπωνύμιος, called after or by the name of; or fem. acc. sing., fem. gen. pl. of ἐπωνυμία, derived; or significant name, namesake, name, title. 94 Prep., σύν, with, together with; moreover, further. ν before μ becomes μ (Op Cit., Smyth: 94). 95 2nd pl. aor. mid. imper. λαμβάνω, take, take hold of, grasp, seize; apprehend by the senses; apprehend with the mind, understand; undertake. 96 masc. gen. sing. of μῦθος, word, speech; story, tale, narrative. 97 Pron., masc. neut., ὅς, his, her, it. 98 3rd sing. pres. act. ind. of ἀναγκάζω, force, compel. 99 Adj., masc. nom. sing. of βέλτιστος, best, most excellent. 100 Adj., masc. nom. sing. of οὗτος, this. 101 pres. act. inf. of λέγω. 102 Conj., Adv., ἵνα, there. 103 masc. nom. sing., comrade, companion. 104 Adj., comp., neut. sing. of πρότερος, before, in front; foremost; former, earlier. 105 fem. gen. pl. of δοκή, vision, fancy; masc. nom. sing. pres. act. part. of δοκέω, expect; think, suppose, imagine; to be considered; seem, pretend. 106 Adj., masc. nom. sing., wise. 107 Adv., now. 108 Adv., yet, still. 109 Adv., comp. of μάλα, very, exceedingly. 110 fem. dat. sing. of δόξα, expectation; notion, opinion, judgement; mere opinion, conjecture.

P a g e 11 *237α+ Come now all ye Muses either with the sweet sound of song or known through the musical Ligyan race who bear this name take me together with this tale

P a g e 12 Ἦν 111 οὕτω 112 δὴ παῖς, 113 μλλον 114 δὲ μειρακίσκος, 115 μάλα καλός: τούτῳ δὲ ἦσαν 116 ἐρασταὶ 117 πάνυ 118 πολλοί. 119 Εἷς 120 δέ τις αὐτὦν αἱμύλος 121 ἦν, ὃς οὐδενὸς 122 ἧττον 123 ἐρὦν 124 ἐπεπείκει 125 τὸν παῖδα ὡς οὐκ ἐρῴη. 126 Καί ποτε 127 αὐτὸν αἰτὦν 128 ἔπειθεν 129 τοῦτ αὐτό, ὡς μὴ ἐρὦντι 130 πρὸ 131 τοῦ ἐρὦντος 132 δέοι 133 χαρίζεσθαι, 134 ἔλεγέν 135 τε Ὠδε 136 περὶ 137 παντός, 138 ὧ παῖ, 139 μία 140 ἀρχὴ 141 τοῖς μέλλουσι 142 καλὦς 143 *237ξ+ βουλεύσεσθαι: 144 εἰδέναι 145 δεῖ 146 περὶ οὗ ἅν ᾖ 147 ἡ βουλή, ἥ 148 παντὸς ἁμαρτάνειν 149 ἀνάγκη. 150 111 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of εἰμί 112 Adv., in this way; beginning a story, there were once on a time. 113 masc. nom. sing. child. 114 Adv., very. 115 masc. nom. sing., lad, stripling; μεῖραξ = young girl, lass. 116 3rd pl. imperf. act. ind. of εἰμί. 117 masc. nom. pl., masc. dat. sing. of ἐραστής, lover. 118 Adv., altogether. 119 Adj., masc. nom. pl. of πολύς, many. 120 one, a certain. 121 masc. nom. sing., αἱμύλος, wheedling, wily 122 Adj., indecl. gen. sing. of οὐδείς, not one. 123 neut. sing. of ἥσσων, inferior, weaker. 124 masc. gen. pl. of ἔρος, love, desire or masc. nom. sing. pres. act. part. of ἐράω, love. 125 3rd sing. pluperf. act. ind. of πείθω, persuade. 126 3rd sing. pres. act. opt. of ἐράω. 127 Particl., enclit., at some time, once, some day. 128 masc. nom. sing. pres. act. part. of αἰτέω, ask, beg. 129 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of πείθω. 130 3rd pl. pres. act. ind., masc. neut. dat. sing. pres. act. part. of ἐράω, love; 3rd pl. pres. act. subj. of ἐρέω; ask, inquire; will say. 131 Prep., before, in fornt of, forth; further; rather than; 132 masc./neut. gen. sing. pres. act. part. of ἐράω. 133 3rd sing. pres./fut. act. opt. of δέω, lack, miss, stand in need of; tie, bind. 134 pres. mid./pass. inf. of χαρίζομαι or χαρίζω, to say. 135 3rd sing. impef. act. ind. of λέγω. 136 Adv., in this wise, thus. 137 Perp., round about, all round; about, near; before, above, beyond. 138 Adj., masc./neut. gen. sing. of πς, all. 139 masc. voc. sing. of παῖς. 140 Adj.,, fem. nom. sing. of εἷς. 141 fem. nom. singn., beginning, origin. 142 fem. dat. pl. of μέλλησις, being about to do, threatening to do; masc./neut. dat. pl. pres. act. part. of μέλλω, to be destin ed; likely. 143 Adv., καλός, beautiful, beauteous, fair; Doric, Adj. masc. acc. pl. 144 fut. mid. inf. of βουλεύω, take counsel, deliberate; determine or resolve after deliberation. 145 perf. inf. act. of οἶδα, know. 146 3rd sing. pres. act. ind. of δέω. 147 3rd sing. pres. act. subj. of εἰμί. 148 Conj., or. 149 pres. act. inf. of ἁμαρτάνω, fail of one's purpose, go wrong.

150 fem. nom. sing., force, constraint, necessity; violence, punishment; duress; bodily pain, anguish. P a g e 13

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P a g e 15 Σοὺς δὲ πολλοὺς λέληθεν ὅτι οὐκ ἴσασι τὴν οὐσίαν ἑκάστου. Ὡς οὖν εἰδότες οὐ διομολογοῦνται ἐν ἀρχῆ τς σκέψεως, προελθόντες δὲ τὸ εἰκὸς ἀποδιδόασιν: οὔτε γὰρ ἑαυτοῖς οὔτε ἀλλήλοις ὁμολογοῦσιν. ἐγὼ οὖν καὶ σὺ μὴ πάθωμεν ὃ ἄλλοις ἐπιτιμὦμεν, ἀλλ ἐπειδὴ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ ὁ λόγος πρόκειται πότερα ἐρὦντι ἥ μὴ μλλον εἰς φιλίαν ἰτέον, περὶ ἔρωτος οἷόν τ ἔστι καὶ ἣν ἔχει δύναμιν, *237δ+ ὁμολογίᾳ θέμενοι ὅρον, εἰς τοῦτο ἀποβλέποντες καὶ ἀναφέροντες τὴν σκέψιν ποιώμεθα εἴτε ὠφελίαν εἴτε βλάβην παρέχει. Ὅτι μὲν οὖν δὴ ἐπιθυμία τις ὁ ἔρως, ἅπαντι δλον: ὅτι δ αὖ καὶ μὴ ἐρὦντες ἐπιθυμοῦσι τὦν καλὦν, ἴσμεν.

P a g e 16 Σ δὴ τὸν ἐρὦντά τε καὶ μὴ κρινοῦμεν; δεῖ αὖ νοσαι ὅτι ἡμὦν ἐν ἑκάστῳ δύο τινέ ἐστον ἰδέα ἄρχοντε καὶ ἄγοντε, οἷν ἑπόμεθα ᾗ ἅν ἄγητον, ἡ μὲν ἔμφυτος οὖσα ἐπιθυμία ἡδονὦν, ἄλλη δὲ ἐπίκτητος δόξα, ἐφιεμένη τοῦ ἀρίστου. Σούτω δὲ ἐν ἡμῖν τοτὲ μὲν ὁμονοεῖτον, *237ε+ ἔστι δὲ ὅτε στασιάζετον: καὶ τοτὲ μὲν ἡ ἑτέρα, ἄλλοτε δὲ ἡ ἑτέρα κρατεῖ. Δόξης μὲν οὖν ἐπὶ τὸ ἄριστον λόγῳ ἀγούσης καὶ κρατούσης τ κράτει σωφροσύνη ὄνομα: *238α+ ἐπιθυμίας δὲ ἀλόγως ἑλκούσης ἐπὶ ἡδονὰς καὶ ἀρξάσης ἐν ἡμῖν τῆ ἀρχῆ ὕβρις ἐπωνομάσθη.

P a g e 17 Ὕβρις δὲ δὴ πολυώνυμον πολυμελὲς γὰρ καὶ πολυμερές καὶ τούτων τὦν ἰδεὦν ἐκπρεπὴς ἣ ἅν τύχῃ γενομένη, τὴν αὑτς ἐπωνυμίαν ὀνομαζόμενον τὸν ἔχοντα παρέχεται, οὔτε τινὰ καλὴν οὔτ ἐπαξίαν κεκτσθαι. Περὶ μὲν γὰρ ἐδωδὴν κρατοῦσα τοῦ λόγου τε τοῦ ἀρίστου καὶ τὦν ἄλλων ἐπιθυμιὦν ἐπιθυμία *238β+ γαστριμαργία τε καὶ τὸν ἔχοντα ταὐτὸν τοῦτο κεκλημένον παρέξεται: περὶ δ αὖ μέθας τυραννεύσασα, τὸν κεκτημένον ταύτῃ ἄγουσα, δλον οὗ τεύξεται προσρήματος: καὶ τἆλλα δὴ τὰ τούτων ἀδελφὰ καὶ ἀδελφὦν ἐπιθυμιὦν ὀνόματα τς ἀεὶ δυναστευούσης ᾗ προσήκει καλεῖσθαι πρόδηλον.

P a g e 18 Ἧς δ ἕνεκα πάντα τὰ πρόσθεν εἴρηται, σχεδὸν μὲν ἤδη φανερόν, λεχθὲν δὲ ἥ μὴ λεχθὲν πάντως σαφέστερον: ἡ γὰρ ἄνευ λόγου δόξης ἐπὶ τὸ ὀρθὸν ὁρμώσης κρατήσασα ἐπιθυμία *238ξ+ πρὸς ἡδονὴν ἀχθεῖσα κάλλους, καὶ ὑπὸ αὖ τὦν ἑαυτς συγγενὦν ἐπιθυμιὦν ἐπὶ σωμάτων κάλλος ἐρρωμένως ωσθεῖσα νικήσασα ἀγωγῆ, ἀπ αὐτς τς ώμης ἐπωνυμίαν λαβοῦσα, ἔρως ἐκλήθη. Ἀτάρ, ὧ φίλε Φαῖδρε, δοκὦ τι σοί, ὥσπερ ἐμαυτ, θεῖον πάθος πεπονθέναι;

P a g e 19 Φαῖδρος: πάνυ μὲν οὖν, ὧ ώκρατες, παρὰ τὸ εἰωθὸς εὔροιά τίς σε εἴληφεν. ωκράτης: σιγῆ τοίνυν μου ἄκουε. Σ ὄντι γὰρ θεῖος ἔοικεν *238δ+ ὁ τόπος εἶναι, ὥστε ἐὰν ἄρα πολλάκις νυμφόληπτος προϊόντος τοῦ λόγου γένωμαι, μὴ θαυμάσῃς: τὰ νῦν γὰρ οὐκέτι πόρρω διθυράμβων φθέγγομαι. Φαῖδρος: ἀληθέστατα λέγεις. ωκράτης: τούτων μέντοι σὺ αἴτιος. Ἀλλὰ τὰ λοιπὰ ἄκουε: ἴσως γὰρ κἅν ἀποτράποιτο τὸ ἐπιόν. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν θε μελήσει, ἡμῖν δὲ πρὸς τὸν παῖδα πάλιν τ λόγῳ ἰτέον. Εἶεν, ὧ φέριστε: ὃ μὲν δὴ τυγχάνει ὅν περὶ οὗ βουλευτέον, εἴρηταί τε καὶ ὥρισται, βλέποντες δὲ δὴ πρὸς αὐτὸ *238ε+ τὰ λοιπὰ λέγωμεν τίς ὠφελία ἥ βλάβη ἀπό τε ἐρὦντος καὶ μὴ τ χαριζομένῳ ἐξ εἰκότος συμβήσεται. Σ δὴ ὑπὸ ἐπιθυμίας ἀρχομένῳ δουλεύοντί τε ἡδονῆ ἀνάγκη που τὸν ἐρώμενον ὡς ἥδιστον ἑαυτ παρασκευάζειν: νοσοῦντι δὲ πν ἡδὺ τὸ μὴ ἀντιτεῖνον, κρεῖττον δὲ καὶ ἴσον ἐχθρόν. *239α+ οὔτε δὴ κρείττω οὔτε ἰσούμενον ἑκὼν ἐραστὴς παιδικὰ ἀνέξεται, ἥττω δὲ καὶ ὑποδεέστερον ἀεὶ ἀπεργάζεται: ἥττων δὲ ἀμαθὴς σοφοῦ, δειλὸς ἀνδρείου, ἀδύνατος εἰπεῖν ητορικοῦ, βραδὺς ἀγχίνου. Σοσούτων κακὦν καὶ ἔτι πλειόνων κατὰ τὴν διάνοιαν ἐραστὴν ἐρωμένῳ ἀνάγκη γιγνομένων τε καὶ φύσει ἐνόντων τὦν μὲν ἥδεσθαι, τὰ δὲ παρασκευάζειν, ἥ στέρεσθαι τοῦ παραυτίκα ἡδέος. Φθονερὸν δὴ ἀνάγκη *239β+ εἶναι, καὶ πολλὦν μὲν ἄλλων συνουσιὦν ἀπείργοντα καὶ ὠφελίμων ὅθεν ἅν μάλιστ ἀνὴρ γίγνοιτο, μεγάλης αἴτιον εἶναι βλάβης, μεγίστης δὲ τς ὅθεν ἅν φρονιμώτατος εἴη. τοῦτο δὲ ἡ θεία φιλοσοφία τυγχάνει ὄν, ἧς ἐραστὴν παιδικὰ ἀνάγκη πόρρωθεν εἴργειν, περίφοβον ὄντα τοῦ καταφρονηθναι: τά τε ἄλλα μηχανσθαι ὅπως ἅν ᾖ πάντα ἀγνοὦν καὶ πάντα ἀποβλέπων εἰς τὸν ἐραστήν, οἷος ὥν τ μὲν ἥδιστος,

P a g e 20 ἑαυτ δὲ βλαβερώτατος ἅν εἴη. τὰ μὲν οὖν κατὰ *239ξ+ διάνοιαν ἐπίτροπός τε καὶ κοινωνὸς οὐδαμῆ λυσιτελὴς ἀνὴρ ἔχων ἔρωτα. τὴν δὲ τοῦ σώματος ἕξιν τε καὶ θεραπείαν οἵαν τε καὶ ὡς θεραπεύσει οὗ ἅν γένηται κύριος, ὃς ἡδὺ πρὸ ἀγαθοῦ ἠνάγκασται διώκειν, δεῖ μετὰ ταῦτα ἰδεῖν. ὀφθήσεται δὴ μαλθακόν τινα καὶ οὐ στερεὸν διώκων, οὐδ ἐν ἡλίῳ καθαρ τεθραμμένον ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ συμμιγεῖ σκιᾶ, πόνων μὲν ἀνδρείων καὶ ἱδρώτων ξηρὦν ἄπειρον, ἔμπειρον δὲ ἁπαλς καὶ ἀνάνδρου *239δ+ διαίτης, ἀλλοτρίοις χρώμασι καὶ κόσμοις χήτει οἰκείων κοσμούμενον, ὅσα τε ἄλλα τούτοις ἕπεται πάντα ἐπιτηδεύοντα, ἃ δλα καὶ οὐκ ἄξιον περαιτέρω προβαίνειν, ἀλλὰ ἓν κεφάλαιον ὁρισαμένους ἐπ ἄλλο ἰέναι: τὸ γὰρ τοιοῦτον σὦμα ἐν πολέμῳ τε καὶ ἄλλαις χρείαις ὅσαι μεγάλαι οἱ μὲν ἐχθροὶ θαρροῦσιν, οἱ δὲ φίλοι καὶ αὐτοὶ οἱ ἐρασταὶ φοβοῦνται. τοῦτο μὲν οὖν ὡς δλον ἐατέον, τὸ δ ἐφεξς ητέον, *239ε+ τίνα ἡμῖν ὠφελίαν ἥ τίνα βλάβην περὶ τὴν κτσιν ἡ τοῦ ἐρὦντος ὁμιλία τε καὶ ἐπιτροπεία παρέξεται. σαφὲς δὴ τοῦτό γε παντὶ μέν, μάλιστα δὲ τ ἐραστῆ, ὅτι τὦν φιλτάτων τε καὶ εὐνουστάτων καὶ θειοτάτων κτημάτων ὀρφανὸν πρὸ παντὸς εὔξαιτ ἅν εἶναι τὸν ἐρώμενον: πατρὸς γὰρ καὶ μητρὸς καὶ συγγενὦν καὶ φίλων στέρεσθαι ἅν αὐτὸν δέξαιτο, *240α+ διακωλυτὰς καὶ ἐπιτιμητὰς ἡγούμενος τς ἡδίστης πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁμιλίας. ἀλλὰ μὴν οὐσίαν γ ἔχοντα χρυσοῦ ἤ τινος ἄλλης κτήσεως οὔτε εὐάλωτον ὁμοίως οὔτε ἁλόντα εὐμεταχείριστον ἡγήσεται: ἐξ Ὠν πσα ἀνάγκη ἐραστὴν παιδικοῖς φθονεῖν μὲν οὐσίαν κεκτημένοις, ἀπολλυμένης δὲ χαίρειν. ἔτι τοίνυν ἄγαμον, ἄπαιδα, ἄοικον ὅτι πλεῖστον χρόνον παιδικὰ ἐραστὴς εὔξαιτ ἅν γενέσθαι, τὸ αὑτοῦ γλυκὺ ὡς πλεῖστον χρόνον καρποῦσθαι ἐπιθυμὦν. ἔστι μὲν δὴ καὶ ἄλλα κακά, ἀλλά τις δαίμων ἔμειξε τοῖς *240β+ πλείστοις ἐν τ παραυτίκα ἡδονήν, οἷον κόλακι, δειν θηρίῳ καὶ βλάβῃ μεγάλῃ, ὅμως ἐπέμειξεν ἡ φύσις ἡδονήν τινα οὐκ ἄμουσον, καί τις ἑταίραν ὡς βλαβερὸν ψέξειεν ἄν,

P a g e 21 καὶ ἄλλα πολλὰ τὦν τοιουτοτρόπων θρεμμάτων τε καὶ ἐπιτηδευμάτων, οἷς τό γε καθ ἡμέραν ἡδίστοισιν εἶναι ὑπάρχει: παιδικοῖς δὲ ἐραστὴς πρὸς τ βλαβερ καὶ εἰς τὸ συνημερεύειν πάντων *240ξ+ ἀηδέστατον. ἥλικα γὰρ δὴ καὶ ὁ παλαιὸς λόγος τέρπειν τὸν ἥλικα ἡ γὰρ οἶμαι χρόνου ἰσότης ἐπ ἴσας ἡδονὰς ἄγουσα δι ὁμοιότητα φιλίαν παρέχεται ἀλλ ὅμως κόρον γε καὶ ἡ τούτων συνουσία ἔχει. καὶ μὴν τό γε ἀναγκαῖον αὖ βαρὺ παντὶ περὶ πν λέγεται: ὃ δὴ πρὸς τῆ ἀνομοιότητι μάλιστα ἐραστὴς πρὸς παιδικὰ ἔχει. νεωτέρῳ γὰρ πρεσβύτερος συνὼν οὔθ ἡμέρας οὔτε νυκτὸς ἑκὼν ἀπολείπεται, ἀλλ ὑπ *240δ+ ἀνάγκης τε καὶ οἴστρου ἐλαύνεται, ὃς ἐκείνῳ μὲν ἡδονὰς ἀεὶ διδοὺς ἄγει, ὁρὦντι, ἀκούοντι, ἁπτομένῳ, καὶ πσαν αἴσθησιν αἰσθανομένῳ τοῦ ἐρωμένου, ὥστε μεθ ἡδονς ἀραρότως αὐτ ὑπηρετεῖν: τ δὲ δὴ ἐρωμένῳ ποῖον παραμύθιον ἥ τίνας ἡδονὰς διδοὺς ποιήσει τὸν ἴσον χρόνον συνόντα μὴ οὐχὶ ἐπ ἔσχατον ἐλθεῖν ἀηδίας ὁρὦντι μὲν ὄψιν πρεσβυτέραν καὶ οὐκ ἐν ὥρᾳ, ἑπομένων δὲ τὦν ἄλλων ταύτῃ, ἃ καὶ λόγῳ*240ε+ἐστὶν ἀκούειν οὐκ ἐπιτερπές, μὴ ὅτι δὴ ἔργῳ ἀνάγκης ἀεὶ προσκειμένης μεταχειρίζεσθαι, φυλακάς τε δὴ καχυποτόπους φυλαττομένῳ διὰ παντὸς καὶ πρὸς ἅπαντας, ἀκαίρους τε ἐπαίνους καὶ ὑπερβάλλοντας ἀκούοντι, ὡς δ αὕτως ψόγους νήφοντος μὲν οὐκ ἀνεκτούς, εἰς δὲ μέθην ἰόντος πρὸς τ μὴ ἀνεκτ ἐπαισχεῖς, παρρησίᾳ κατακορεῖ καὶ ἀναπεπταμένῃ χρωμένου; καὶ ἐρὦν μὲν βλαβερός τε καὶ ἀηδής, λήξας δὲ τοῦ ἔρωτος εἰς τὸν ἔπειτα χρόνον ἄπιστος, εἰς ὃν πολλὰ καὶ μετὰ πολλὦν ὅρκων τε καὶ δεήσεων ὑπισχνούμενος μόγις *241α+ κατεῖχε τήν γ ἐν τ τότε συνουσίαν ἐπίπονον οὖσαν φέρειν δι ἐλπίδα ἀγαθὦν. τότε δὴ δέον ἐκτίνειν, μεταβαλὼν ἄλλον ἄρχοντα ἐν αὑτ καὶ προστάτην, νοῦν καὶ σωφροσύνην ἀντ ἔρωτος καὶ μανίας, ἄλλος γεγονὼς λέληθεν τὰ παιδικά. καὶ ὁ μὲν αὐτὸν χάριν ἀπαιτεῖ τὦν τότε, ὑπομιμνῄσκων τὰ πραχθέντα καὶ λεχθέντα, ὡς τ αὐτ διαλεγόμενος: ὁ δὲ ὑπ

P a g e 22 αἰσχύνης οὔτε εἰπεῖν τολμᾶ ὅτι ἄλλος γέγονεν, οὔθ ὅπως τὰ τς προτέρας ἀνοήτου ἀρχς ὁρκωμόσιά τε καὶ ὑποσχέσεις *241β+ ἐμπεδώσῃ ἔχει, νοῦν ἤδη ἐσχηκὼς καὶ σεσωφρονηκώς, ἵνα μὴ πράττων ταὐτὰ τ πρόσθεν ὅμοιός τε ἐκείνῳ καὶ ὁ αὐτὸς πάλιν γένηται. φυγὰς δὴ γίγνεται ἐκ τούτων, καὶ ἀπεστερηκὼς ὑπ ἀνάγκης ὁ πρὶν ἐραστής, ὀστράκου μεταπεσόντος, ἵεται φυγῆ μεταβαλών: ὁ δὲ ἀναγκάζεται διώκειν ἀγανακτὦν καὶ ἐπιθεάζων, ἠγνοηκὼς τὸ ἅπαν ἐξ ἀρχς, ὅτι οὐκ ἄρα ἔδει ποτὲ ἐρὦντι καὶ ὑπ ἀνάγκης ἀνοήτῳ χαρίζεσθαι, *241ξ+ ἀλλὰ πολὺ μλλον μὴ ἐρὦντι καὶ νοῦν ἔχοντι: εἰ δὲ μή, ἀναγκαῖον εἴη ἐνδοῦναι αὑτὸν ἀπίστῳ, δυσκόλῳ, φθονερ, ἀηδεῖ, βλαβερ μὲν πρὸς οὐσίαν, βλαβερ δὲ πρὸς τὴν τοῦ σώματος ἕξιν, πολὺ δὲ βλαβερωτάτῳ πρὸς τὴν τς ψυχς παίδευσιν, ἧς οὔτε ἀνθρώποις οὔτε θεοῖς τῆ ἀληθείᾳ τιμιώτερον οὔτε ἔστιν οὔτε ποτὲ ἔσται. ταῦτά τε οὖν χρή, ὧ παῖ, συννοεῖν, καὶ εἰδέναι τὴν ἐραστοῦ φιλίαν ὅτι οὐ μετ εὐνοίας γίγνεται, ἀλλὰ σιτίου τρόπον, χάριν πλησμονς, *241δ+ ὡς λύκοι ἄρνας ἀγαπὦσιν, ὣς παῖδα φιλοῦσιν ἐρασταί. τοῦτ ἐκεῖνο, ὧ Φαῖδρε. οὐκέτ ἅν τὸ πέρα ἀκούσαις ἐμοῦ λέγοντος, ἀλλ ἤδη σοι τέλος ἐχέτω ὁ λόγος. Φαῖδρος: καίτοι ᾤμην γε μεσοῦν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐρεῖν τὰ ἴσα περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐρὦντος, ὡς δεῖ ἐκείνῳ χαρίζεσθαι μλλον, λέγων ὅσα αὖ ἔχει ἀγαθά: νῦν δὲ δή, ὧ ώκρατες, τί ἀποπαύῃ; *241ε+ ωκράτης: οὐκ ᾔσθου, ὧ μακάριε, ὅτι ἤδη ἔπη φθέγγομαι ἀλλ οὐκέτι διθυράμβους, καὶ ταῦτα ψέγων; ἐὰν δ ἐπαινεῖν τὸν ἕτερον ἄρξωμαι, τί με οἴει ποιήσειν; ἆρ οἶσθ ὅτι ὑπὸ τὦν Νυμφὦν, αἷς με σὺ προύβαλες ἐκ προνοίας, σαφὦς ἐνθουσιάσω; λέγω οὖν ἑνὶ λόγῳ ὅτι ὅσα τὸν ἕτερον λελοιδορήκαμεν, τ ἑτέρῳ τἀναντία τούτων ἀγαθὰ πρόσεστιν. καὶ τί δεῖ μακροῦ λόγου; περὶ γὰρ ἀμφοῖν ἱκανὦς εἴρηται. καὶ οὕτω δὴ ὁ μῦθος ὅτι πάσχειν προσήκει

P a g e 23 αὐτ, τοῦτο *242α+ πείσεται: κἀγὼ τὸν ποταμὸν τοῦτον διαβὰς ἀπέρχομαι πρὶν ὑπὸ σοῦ τι μεῖζον ἀναγκασθναι. Φαῖδρος: μήπω γε, ὧ ώκρατες, πρὶν ἅν τὸ καῦμα παρέλθῃ. ἥ οὐχ ὁρᾶς ὡς σχεδὸν ἤδη μεσημβρία ἵσταται ἡ δὴ καλουμένη σταθερά; ἀλλὰ περιμείναντες καὶ ἅμα περὶ τὦν εἰρημένων διαλεχθέντες, τάχα ἐπειδὰν ἀποψυχῆ ἴμεν. ωκράτης: θεῖός γ εἶ περὶ τοὺς λόγους, ὧ Φαῖδρε, καὶ ἀτεχνὦς θαυμάσιος. οἶμαι γὰρ ἐγὼ τὦν ἐπὶ τοῦ σοῦ βίου γεγονότων *242β+ λόγων μηδένα πλείους ἥ σὲ πεποιηκέναι γεγενσθαι ἤτοι αὐτὸν λέγοντα ἥ ἄλλους ἑνί γέ τῳ τρόπῳ προσαναγκάζοντα ιμμίαν Θηβαῖον ἐξαιρὦ λόγου: τὦν δὲ ἄλλων πάμπολυ κρατεῖς καὶ νῦν αὖ δοκεῖς αἴτιός μοι γεγενσθαι λόγῳ τινὶ ηθναι. Φαῖδρος: οὐ πόλεμόν γε ἀγγέλλεις. ἀλλὰ πὦς δὴ καὶ τίνι τούτῳ; ωκράτης: ἡνίκ ἔμελλον, ὠγαθέ, τὸν ποταμὸν διαβαίνειν, τὸ δαιμόνιόν τε καὶ τὸ εἰωθὸς σημεῖόν μοι γίγνεσθαι ἐγένετο *242ξ+ ἀεὶ δέ με ἐπίσχει ὃ ἅν μέλλω πράττειν καί τινα φωνὴν ἔδοξα αὐτόθεν ἀκοῦσαι, ἥ με οὐκ ἐᾶ ἀπιέναι πρὶν ἅν ἀφοσιώσωμαι, ὡς δή τι ἡμαρτηκότα εἰς τὸ θεῖον. εἰμὶ δὴ οὖν μάντις μέν, οὐ πάνυ δὲ σπουδαῖος, ἀλλ ὥσπερ οἱ τὰ γράμματα φαῦλοι, ὅσον μὲν ἐμαυτ μόνον ἱκανός: σαφὦς οὖν ἤδη μανθάνω τὸ ἁμάρτημα. ὡς δή τοι, ὧ ἑταῖρε, μαντικόν γέ τι καὶ ἡ ψυχή: ἐμὲ γὰρ ἔθραξε μέν τι καὶ πάλαι λέγοντα τὸν λόγον, καί πως ἐδυσωπούμην κατ Ἴβυκον, μή τι παρὰ θεοῖς *242δ+ ἀμβλακὼν τιμὰν πρὸς ἀνθρώπων ἀμείψω: (Ibycus Frag. 24, Bergk) νῦν δ ᾔσθημαι τὸ ἁμάρτημα. Φαῖδρος: λέγεις δὲ δὴ τί;

P a g e 24 ωκράτης: δεινόν, ὧ Φαῖδρε, δεινὸν λόγον αὐτός τε ἐκόμισας ἐμέ τε ἠνάγκασας εἰπεῖν. Φαῖδρος: πὦς δή; ωκράτης: εὐήθη καὶ ὑπό τι ἀσεβ: οὗ τίς ἅν εἴη δεινότερος; Φαῖδρος: οὐδείς, εἴ γε σὺ ἀληθ λέγεις. ωκράτης: τί οὖν; τὸν ἔρωτα οὐκ Ἀφροδίτης καὶ θεόν τινα ἡγῆ; Φαῖδρος: λέγεταί γε δή. ωκράτης: οὔ τι ὑπό γε Λυσίου, οὐδὲ ὑπὸ τοῦ σοῦ λόγου, ὃς *242ε+ διὰ τοῦ ἐμοῦ στόματος καταφαρμακευθέντος ὑπὸ σοῦ ἐλέχθη. εἰ δ ἔστιν, ὥσπερ οὖν ἔστι, θεὸς ἤ τι θεῖον ὁ Ἔρως, οὐδὲν ἅν κακὸν εἴη, τὼ δὲ λόγω τὼ νυνδὴ περὶ αὐτοῦ εἰπέτην ὡς τοιούτου ὄντος: ταύτῃ τε οὖν ἡμαρτανέτην περὶ τὸν ἔρωτα, ἔτι τε ἡ εὐήθεια αὐτοῖν πάνυ ἀστεία, τὸ μηδὲν ὑγιὲς λέγοντε *243α+ μηδὲ ἀληθὲς σεμνύνεσθαι ὡς τὶ ὄντε, εἰ ἄρα ἀνθρωπίσκους τινὰς ἐξαπατήσαντε εὐδοκιμήσετον ἐν αὐτοῖς. ἐμοὶ μὲν οὖν, ὧ φίλε, καθήρασθαι ἀνάγκη: ἔστιν δὲ τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσι περὶ μυθολογίαν καθαρμὸς ἀρχαῖος, ὃν Ὅμηρος μὲν οὐκ ᾔσθετο, τησίχορος δέ. τὦν γὰρ ὀμμάτων στερηθεὶς διὰ τὴν Ἑλένης κακηγορίαν οὐκ ἠγνόησεν ὥσπερ Ὅμηρος, ἀλλ ἅτε μουσικὸς ὥν ἔγνω τὴν αἰτίαν, καὶ ποιεῖ εὐθὺς οὐκ ἔστ ἔτυμος λόγος οὗτος, οὐδ ἔβας ἐν νηυσὶν εὐσέλμοις, (Stesichorus Frag. 32, Bergk) *243β+ οὐδ ἵκεο Πέργαμα Σροίας: καὶ ποιήσας δὴ πσαν τὴν καλουμένην Παλινῳδίαν παραχρμα ἀνέβλεψεν. ἐγὼ οὖν σοφώτερος ἐκείνων γενήσομαι κατ αὐτό γε τοῦτο: πρὶν γάρ τι παθεῖν διὰ τὴν τοῦ Ἔρωτος κακηγορίαν πειράσομαι αὐτ ἀποδοῦναι τὴν παλινῳδίαν, γυμνῆ τῆ κεφαλῆ καὶ οὐχ ὥσπερ τότε ὑπ αἰσχύνης ἐγκεκαλυμμένος.

P a g e 25 Φαῖδρος: τουτωνί, ὧ ώκρατες, οὐκ ἔστιν ἅττ ἅν ἐμοὶ εἶπες ἡδίω. *243ξ+ ωκράτης: καὶ γάρ, ὠγαθὲ Φαῖδρε, ἐννοεῖς ὡς ἀναιδὦς εἴρησθον τὼ λόγω, οὗτός τε καὶ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ βιβλίου ηθείς. εἰ γὰρ ἀκούων τις τύχοι ἡμὦν γεννάδας καὶ πρᾶος τὸ ἦθος, ἑτέρου δὲ τοιούτου ἐρὦν ἥ καὶ πρότερόν ποτε ἐρασθείς, λεγόντων ὡς διὰ σμικρὰ μεγάλας ἔχθρας οἱ ἐρασταὶ ἀναιροῦνται καὶ ἔχουσι πρὸς τὰ παιδικὰ φθονερὦς τε καὶ βλαβερὦς, πὦς οὐκ ἅν οἴει αὐτὸν ἡγεῖσθαι ἀκούειν ἐν ναύταις που τεθραμμένων καὶ οὐδένα ἐλεύθερον ἔρωτα ἑωρακότων, πολλοῦ δ ἅν δεῖν *243δ+ ἡμῖν ὁμολογεῖν ἃ ψέγομεν τὸν ἔρωτα; Φαῖδρος: ἴσως νὴ Δί, ὧ ώκρατες. ωκράτης: τοῦτόν γε τοίνυν ἔγωγε αἰσχυνόμενος, καὶ αὐτὸν τὸν ἔρωτα δεδιώς, ἐπιθυμὦ ποτίμῳ λόγῳ οἷον ἁλμυρὰν ἀκοὴν ἀποκλύσασθαι: συμβουλεύω δὲ καὶ Λυσίᾳ ὅτι τάχιστα γράψαι ὡς χρὴ ἐραστῆ μλλον ἥ μὴ ἐρὦντι ἐκ τὦν ὁμοίων χαρίζεσθαι. Φαῖδρος: ἀλλ εὖ ἴσθι ὅτι ἕξει τοῦθ οὕτω: σοῦ γὰρ εἰπόντος τὸν τοῦ ἐραστοῦ ἔπαινον, πσα ἀνάγκη Λυσίαν ὑπ ἐμοῦ *243ε+ ἀναγκασθναι γράψαι αὖ περὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ λόγον. ωκράτης: τοῦτο μὲν πιστεύω, ἕωσπερ ἅν ᾖς ὃς εἶ. Φαῖδρος: λέγε τοίνυν θαρρὦν. ωκράτης: ποῦ δή μοι ὁ παῖς πρὸς ὃν ἔλεγον; ἵνα καὶ τοῦτο ἀκούσῃ, καὶ μὴ ἀνήκοος ὥν φθάσῃ χαρισάμενος τ μὴ ἐρὦντι. Φαῖδρος: οὗτος παρά σοι μάλα πλησίον ἀεὶ πάρεστιν, ὅταν σὺ βούλῃ. ωκράτης: οὑτωσὶ τοίνυν, ὧ παῖ καλέ, ἐννόησον, ὡς ὁ μὲν.

P a g e 26 Diogenes, Β. Κεφ. εʹ., ΩΚΡΑΣΗ [2.18+ ωκράτης ωφρονίσκου 151 μὲν ἦν υἱὸς 152 λιθουργοῦ 153 καὶ Φαιναρέτης 154 μαίας, 155 ὡς καὶ Πλάτων ἐν Θεαιτήτῳ 156 φησίν, 157 Ἀθηναῖος, τὦν δήμων 158 Ἀλωπεκθεν. 159 Ἔδόκει 160 δὲ συμποιεῖν 161 Εὐριπίδῃ: ὅθεν 162 Μνησίμαχος 163 οὕτω φησί, Φρύγες 164 ἐστὶ καινὸν 165 δρμα 166 τοῦτ Εὐριπίδου,<ᾧ καὶ ωκράτης τὰ φρύγαν 167 ὑποτίθησι. 168 Καὶ πάλιν, 169 Εὐριπίδας σωκρατογόμφους. 170 Καὶ Καλλίας 171 Πεδήταις: 172 (α). Σί 173 δὴ 174 σὺ σεμνὴ 175 καὶ φρονεῖς 176 οὕτω 177 μέγα; 178 (β). Ἔξεστι 179 γάρ μοι: ωκράτης γὰρ αἴτιος. 180 Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις: 181 Εὐριπίδῃ 182 δ ὁ τὰς τραγῳδίας 183 ποιὦν 184 τὰς περιλαλούσας 185 οὗτός 186 ἐστι, τὰς σοφάς. 187 151 of Sophroniscus. 152 masc. nom. sing., son. 153 masc. gen. sing, sculptor, stone worker; from λίθος, stone, rock + ἔργον, work, deed, act, thing. 154 Phaenarete 155 fem. gen. sing. of μαῖα, good mother; midwife. 156 masc. dat. sing. of θεαίτητος, obtained from God. 157 3rd sing. pers. act. ind. of φημί, say, declare. 158 masc. gen. pl. of δμος, a country-district, country, land. 159 Alopece. 160 3rd sing. imperf. act. ind. of δοκέω, think, fancy; suppose, imagine; resolve. 161 pres. act. inf. of συμποιέω, to help in doing, compose jointly with. 162 Adv., whence. 163 Mnesimachus. 164 Phrygians. 165 καινός, new, fresh.; kindling. 166 neut. sing., drama. 167 neut. pl. of φρύγανον, dry sticks, firewood. 168 3rd sing. pres. act. ind. of ὑποτίθημι, place under. 169 Adv., back again, back, again, once more. 170 masc. acc. pl. of ωκράτης + γόμφος, nail, peg, bolt, dowel; determination. 171 Callias. 172 Fettered, from πέδη, fetter, shackle. 173 Why? 174 Partic. signifying exactness. 175 Adj. fem. nom. sing. of σεμνός, august, revered, holy, majestic; in contempt or irony, solemn, pompous. 176 fem. nom. pl. of φρόνις, knowledge, counsel; prudence, wisdom. 177 Adv. of οὕτως, in this manner. 178 Adj. neut. sing. of μέγας, great, large. 179 3rd sing. pres. act. ind. of ἔξεστι, it is allowed, it is in one s power, is possible. 180 Adj. masc. nom. sing., to blame, guilty; cause, motive. 181 fem. dat. pl. of νεφέλη, cloud. 182 masc. dat. sing. of Εὐριπίδης, Euripides. 183 fem. acc. pl. of τραγῳδία, a tragedy. 184 masc. nom. sing. pres. act. part. of ποιέω, make; viz., ὁ<ποιὦν. 185 fem. gen. sing. pres. act. part. of περιλαλέω, chatter exceedingly, gossip.