# Lysias — The Republic character guide

> Lysias in The Republic by Plato.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-book-i

## Who they are

Brother of Polemarchus, present at the house but does not participate significantly in the philosophical discussion.

## Relationships

### [Polemarchus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/1497/characters/polemarchus)

_family_

Lysias is the brother of Polemarchus, mentioned as being present but he does not actively participate in the philosophical discussion.

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