# Phaedo — Dialogues character guide

> Phaedo in Dialogues by Plato.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0047-phaedo

## Snapshot

The young disciple of Socrates who narrates the last day of his teacher's life, carrying the memory of that conversation to friends far from Athens.

## Who they are

Phaedo of Elis is present at Socrates' death and later recounts the whole scene to Echecrates and his companions in Phlius. He is devoted, attentive, and still shaken, and his narration frames the argument about the immortality of the soul with the intimacy of a witness. His grief and reverence make the dialogue not just a philosophical treatise but a portrait of how a beloved teacher faced the end.

## In the story

### [Phaedo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/phaedo)

Narrator of the dialogue; recounts the final hours of Socrates to Echecrates.

### [Phaedo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_se/chapters/phaedo)

Narrates the events and interacts with Socrates, who plays with his hair.

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