# Chaerephon — Dialogues character guide

> Chaerephon in Dialogues by Plato.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0041-apology

## Snapshot

Socrates' restless, excitable friend whose question at Delphi set the philosopher on his lifelong mission to examine the wise.

## Who they are

Chaerephon is the kind of companion who runs ahead of the conversation, eager to fetch Socrates, introduce strangers, and keep the argument moving. His famous visit to the oracle, asking whether anyone was wiser than Socrates, gives the Apology its starting point and turns a private friendship into a public provocation. He matters because his impulsive loyalty shows the social texture of Socratic philosophy: it was not a solitary pursuit but a circle of friends who dragged one another into questions.

## In the story

### [Charmides](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/charmides)

Present at the dialogue and participates in the initial conversation.

### [Apology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/apology)

Socrates' friend who famously asked the Delphic Oracle if anyone was wiser than Socrates.

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