Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Kountouriotes, Nikolaos text utu 2011 monographic el 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Συμπόσιον : ή περί έρωτος" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written c. 385-370 BC. At a banquet in ancient Athens, notable men including Socrates, Alcibiades, and Aristophanes engage in a contest of speeches praising Eros, the god of love. Each speaker explores love's nature—from inspiring courage and great deeds to transcending earthly desire for spiritual heights. Through conflicting ideas and perspectives, the dialogue examines what love truly means, blending philosophical depth with literary artistry in one of Plato's major works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symposium_(Plato) Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BF_(%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82) Release date is 2011-04-07 Produced by Sophia Canoni Original publication data not identified Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC Love -- Early works to 1800 B Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35789 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35789 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133822.0 35789