Dialogues · Character
Meletus
Prosecutor of Socrates in the Apology.
minor
Also known as Friend Meletus
First appearance: Apology
Meletus shows up with force in Euthyphro. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The accuser who has indicted Socrates for impiety; mentioned as the catalyst for Socrates' quest for understanding piety.
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In Euthyphro: The accuser who has indicted Socrates for impiety; mentioned as the catalyst for Socrates' quest for understanding piety. Later, in Apology: Principal accuser who brings charges of impiety and corrupting…
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- Socrates' Accusers
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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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