Agathon

[ ag-uh-thon ]

noun
  1. c450–c400 b.c., Greek poet and dramatist.

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How to use Agathon in a sentence

  • Wieland disclaimed merit for any, but, under urgency, confessed that he liked best his "Agathon" and "Oberon."

    The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
  • For when Agathon got the victory Plato was fourteen years old.

  • This piece of dialectics is ascribed to Diotima, who has already urged upon Socrates the argument which he urges against Agathon.

    Symposium | Plato
  • When he reached the house of Agathon he found the doors wide open, and a comical thing happened.

    Symposium | Plato
  • He begs to be absolved from speaking falsely, but he is willing to speak the truth, and proposes to begin by questioning Agathon.

    Symposium | Plato