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Eryxias
Character in the spurious dialogue Eryxias.
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First appearance: Eryxias
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Participates in the debate, initially asserting that wealth is a good, but later shows discomfort with Socrates' arguments.
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In Eryxias: Participates in the debate, initially asserting that wealth is a good, but later shows discomfort with Socrates' arguments. Later, in Eryxias: Interjects to challenge Socrates' equation of wisdom with…
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