Dialogues · Character
Agathon
The young tragic poet whose first victory sets the feast in motion, hosting a night of speeches that will echo through Athens for years.
supporting
First appearance: Symposium
As a supporting figure in Dialogues, Agathon is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Hosts the symposium and gives a speech praising love as young and beautiful.
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Agathon is the celebrated host whose recent prize-winning tragedy occasions the gathering, and whose house becomes the stage for the evening's contest of speeches on love. He is youthful, beautiful, and self-consciously…
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