Socrates

Family: historical · Role: sculptor and philosopher · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 22

Socrates was the son of Sophroniscus. In Book 1, Chapter 30, the night before Plato was to become his pupil, Socrates dreamed that a swan flew into his bosom; the dream foretold Plato’s excellence in Philosophy.

In Book 9, Chapter 35, Socrates made statues of the Graces for the Athenians at the entrance to the Acropolis.

Relationship record

Life events

• Socrates dreamed of a swan, foretelling Plato’s excellence in Philosophy.(Book 1 · Chapter 30)
  • With: Plato
  • “Socrates, the night before Plato was going to be his pupil, dreamed that a swan flew into his bosom.”
• Socrates made statues of the Graces for the Athenians.(Book 9 · Chapter 35 · 📍 Acropolis)
  • With: Sophroniscus
  • “And Socrates the son of Sophroniscus at the entrance to the Acropolis made statues of the Graces for the Athenians.”

Book 1 · Chapter 22

• parent: Sophroniscus “the Graces, which they say were the work of Socrates the son of Sophroniscus”

Book 1 · Chapter 30

• pupil: Plato (Plato was going to be Socrates' pupil.) “the night before Plato was going to be his pupil, dreamed that a swan flew into his bosom”

Book 9 · Chapter 35

• parent: Sophroniscus “And Socrates the son of Sophroniscus at the entrance to the Acropolis made statues of the Graces for the Athenians.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.