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Thrasonides
Character from Greek comedy, used to discuss boastfulness.
minor
First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Thrasonides shows up with force in Book IV: On Freedom and Familiar Intimacy. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as an example of a military man enslaved by love for a worthless girl, illustrating that even the brave can be slaves to passion.
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