Dialogues · Character
Euthyphro
A self-assured religious expert who meets Socrates outside the courthouse and is asked to define piety, a question he cannot quite answer.
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First appearance: Euthyphro
As a supporting figure in Dialogues, Euthyphro is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Euthyphro is prosecuting his father for murder and claims to have precise knowledge of piety, but fails to define it consistently.
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Euthyphro is a man of strong convictions and stronger confidence, prosecuting his own father for murder on religious grounds and certain of his own righteousness. Socrates' request for a definition of piety exposes the…
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- Extended Cast of Dialogues
- Philosophers and Interlocutors
- Protagonist
- Socrates' Accusers
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