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Terpsion

Friend of Euclid who hears the Theaetetus narrative.

minor

First appearance: Theaetetus

Terpsion shows up with force in Theaetetus. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Present with Euclid at the opening of the dialogue, listening to the reading of the record.
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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

In this excerpt, the dramatic climax occurs when Erasistratus’s boastful praise of the Syracusan envoy’s immen…

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