Dialogues · Character
Echecrates
A Pythagorean from Phlius who asks Phaedo to recount Socrates' final conversation, hungry for every detail of the philosopher's last day.
supporting
Also known as Phlius Echecrates
First appearance: Phaedo
As a supporting figure in Dialogues, Echecrates is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Listener to Phaedo's narration; prompts the recounting of Socrates' final discussion.
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Echecrates opens the Phaedo by pressing Phaedo for the whole story, admitting he has heard only vague reports and wants to know exactly what was said. His eagerness is the frame that turns a private death into a shared…
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- Other
Character groups
- Socrates' Inner Circle
- Philosophers and Interlocutors
- Extended Cast of Dialogues
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In this excerpt, the dramatic climax occurs when Erasistratus’s boastful praise of the Syracusan envoy’s immen…
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