Agathon
c450–c400 b.c, Greek poet and dramatist.
Historical Examples
See what Agathon says in the Thesmophoriazuse of Aristophanes.
A Problem in Greek Ethics John Addington Symonds
Socrates piques Alcibiades by a pretended affection for Agathon.
Symposium Plato
Mourn as we may the loss of Ion and Achæus, our grief for that of Agathon must needs be greater.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) John Addington Symonds
I cannot refute you, Socrates, said Agathon:—Let us assume that what you say is true.
Symposium Plato
Agaton, Agathon or Agatho, an uncertain author, L. 526 (see note).
Chaucer’s Works, Volume 6 (of 7) — Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes Geoffrey Chaucer
And first of all Aristophanes dropped off, then, when the day was already dawning, Agathon.
Symposium Plato
The company were vociferous in begging that he should take his place among them, and Agathon specially invited him.
The Best of the World’s Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) – Greece Various
I thought that I heard him called Agathon, and my suspicion is that he is the beloved of Pausanias.
Protagoras Plato
They are, therefore, sung as mere interludes, a practice first begun by Agathon.
Poetics Aristotle
Agathon the famous, a good poet, and lovable to his friends.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) John Addington Symonds
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