# Agathon — Nicomachean Ethics character guide

> Agathon in Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-book-i

## Who they are

Tragic poet referenced in discussions of love and friendship.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/chapters/ii)

Quoted for the saying that not even God can undo the past.

### [Chapter IV: Art and Production](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nicomachean_ethics_se/chapters/iv)

Quoted for the line 'Art waits on fortune, fortune waits on art.'

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