Epigrams (Plato)

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Eighteen Epigrams are attributed to Plato, most of them considered spurious. These are short poems suitable for dedicatory purposes written in the form of elegiac couplets.^[1]

Figures mentioned

Notable figures referenced in the epigrams include:

• Dion, the political figure of Syracuse whose campaign is discussed at length in the Platonic Epistles, mourned in Epigram 3.
• Phaedrus and Agathon, two Classical Athenians featured in the Socratic dialogues, mentioned in Epigrams 4 and 6 respectively.
• Xanthippe, perhaps the wife of Socrates,^[1] a lover mentioned in Epigram 8.
• Sappho, the Archaic poet celebrated as the tenth Muse in Epigram 16.
• Aristophanes, the Classical comic playwright described reverently as inspired by the Graces in Epigram 18.

References

External links

• Works related to Epigrams of Plato at Wikisource