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Lysis
Plato · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordLysis is the boy after whom the dialogue is named.
- In LysisSon of Democrates of Aexone, he is Hippothales’ beloved and Menexenus’ closest companion.
- Reading contextHis blush, eagerness to listen, and later silence are part of the characterization, not evidence for an unspoken final theory.
- A place to readThe Greek example means “but Lysis was silent.”
- English renderings
- Lysis; the boy after whom the dialogue is named
Meaning
Lysis; the boy after whom the dialogue is named.
Grammatical category: proper noun, masculine.
Use in the book
Son of Democrates of Aexone, he is Hippothales’ beloved and Menexenus’ closest companion. He first answers questions about parental love and authority, then actively follows the inquiry into friendship. His blush, eagerness to listen, and later silence are part of the characterization, not evidence for an unspoken final theory.