Who was Alcibiades to Socrates?

Alcibiades was a rock star Athenian statesmen with handsome good looks, money, and a clever mind. He was a brilliant orator and fearsome general. Q: How do we know of Alcibiades with Socrates? Alcibiades was one of Socrates’ more beloved and assiduous students, who appears in four dialogues.

Is Alkibiades real?

Alcibiades (or Alkibiades) was a gifted and flamboyant Athenian statesman and general whose shifting of sides during the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BCE earned him a reputation for cunning and treachery. Good-looking and rich, he was also notorious for his extravagant lifestyle and loose morals.

Does Alkibiades die?

Olympic Games Unfortunately, a drunk Tesktikles attempted to hug Kassandra, only for her dart out of the way as he tripped over a basket of fruit and fell into the water, where he was slain by sharks.

How did Socrates save Alcibiades?

The Battle of Potidaea (432 BC) The Athenians sent a force to attack the rebellious city of Potidaea, a former tribute-paying ally. During one intense battle, the Athenian lines broke, and their troops began to scatter in retreat. Alcibiades was wounded but Socrates single-handedly rescued him and saved his life.

What does Alkibiades say to Sokrates in the Odyssey?

Alkibiades blunders in, very loud, very drunk and covered in garlands. Boisterous confusion follows. When they catch sight of one another Alkibiades and Sokrates engage in a mock display of lovers’ jealousy (or maybe it’s real). Alkibiades proclaims that everyone should at once get as drunk as he is.

What does Alkibiades say in Oh what a night?

Alkibiades proclaims that everyone should at once get as drunk as he is. He insists on contributing a symposiastic speech, not in praise of love but in praise of Sokrates.

Who are the characters in the story of Sokrates?

Phaidros, Pausanias, Eryximachos, Aristophanes and Agathon have spoken; Sokrates is just subsiding to applause when a knock comes at the door. Alkibiades blunders in, very loud, very drunk and covered in garlands.

How is Socrates presented as a would be lover of Alcibiades?

Socrates presents himself as a would-be lover of Alcibiades, one who has, for some reason, never approached him before and who persists in his interest in Alcibiades even after the other suitors have turned their attention elsewhere. Learn more about how Acibiades military genius and political skill restores Athens to a commanding position