![]() Citing numerous mythical examples, Phaedrus argues that Lovers will not want to appear cowardly before their beloveds, and when they are in love, they are possessed by Love. The first speech is that of Phaedrus (who features in other dialogues of Plato, including an eponymous one), who lauds Love for inspiring lovers to commit courageous acts. Aristodemus had not remembered all of the speeches his account featured seven, those of Phaedrus, Pausanias, Eryximachus, Aristophanes, Agathon, Socrates, and Alcibiades. Held in Athens, it was hosted by Agathon, who had won first prize in a tragic competition the day before. Apollodorus offers to tell the story of a symposium that took place many years earlier that he himself heard from his friend Aristodemus, who had been present. ![]() The dialogue begins mid-conversation between Apollodorus and his friends. This text refers to the 1994 Oxford World’s Classic edition translated by Robin Waterfield. ![]()
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