Dialogues · Character
Pythodorus
Follower of Zeno who narrates the Parmenides.
minor
First appearance: Parmenides
Pythodorus shows up with force in Introduction and Analysis. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Witness to the conversation between Socrates, Parmenides, and Zeno; reports their reactions.
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In Introduction and Analysis: Witness to the conversation between Socrates, Parmenides, and Zeno; reports their reactions. Later, in Parmenides: Pythodorus is mentioned as a source of Antiphon's report of the…
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- Parmenides Narrators
- Philosophers and Interlocutors
- Protagonist
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