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Lycon

One of Socrates' accusers in the Apology.

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First appearance: Apology

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In Apology: Accuser representing the poets and rhetoricians. Later, in Apology: An accuser of Socrates, noted as supporting the…

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  • Socrates' Accusers
  • Philosophers and Interlocutors

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