Dialogues · Character
Anytus
Powerful Athenian who prosecutes Socrates.
minor
First appearance: Apology
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Appears briefly as a critic of the Sophists and warns Socrates about speaking ill of them, foreshadowing his role in Socrates' trial.
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In Meno: Appears briefly as a critic of the Sophists and warns Socrates about speaking ill of them, foreshadowing his role in Socrates' trial. Later, in Meno: Appears later in the dialogue, warning Socrates about…
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- Socrates' Accusers
- Philosophers and Interlocutors
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