Dialogues · Character
Eryximachus
A physician who prescribes moderation for the evening's drinking and then prescribes a theory of love as cosmic harmony.
supporting
Also known as Eryximachus Love
First appearance: Symposium
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The physician who offers to speak in Aristophanes' turn and advises remedies for the hiccup.
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Eryximachus is the sober professional among the revelers, a doctor who takes charge of the symposium's practical arrangements and then takes charge of its intellectual agenda. He treats love as a force to be balanced…
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