TY - BOOK AU - Plato AU - Kountouriotes,Nikolaos TI - Συμπόσιον : ή περί έρωτος AV - B PY - 2011/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC KW - Love -- Early works to 1800 N1 - 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 N2 - "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.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35789 ER -