# Aeschines of Sphettus — The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers character guide

> Aeschines of Sphettus in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0022-aeschines

## Who they are

A Socratic dialogue-writer whose modest means and fierce loyalty to Socrates made him a quiet rival to Plato's literary legacy.

## In the story

### [Socrates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_and_opinions_of_eminent_philosophers_se/chapters/socrates)

Mentioned as a disciple and one of the four most eminent Socratic followers.

### [Aeschines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_and_opinions_of_eminent_philosophers_se/chapters/aeschines)

Son of Charinus the sausage-maker, devoted follower of Socrates, accused of appropriating Socratic dialogues, later a paid lecturer and speechwriter.

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