Posts Tagged by rooster
The Vow of Socrates
| April 17, 2015 | By Gregory Nagy listed under By Gregory Nagy, H24H |
§1. In Plato’s Phaedo 118a, we read this description of the very last seconds before Socrates died from the poison that pervaded his body after he was forced to drink the potion of hemlock that the State had measured out for his execution: Then he uncovered his face, for he had covered himself up, and […]
The Last Words of Socrates at the Place Where He Died
| March 27, 2015 | By Gregory Nagy listed under By Gregory Nagy, H24H |
§1. In H24H 24§45, I quote and analyze the passage in Plato’s Phaedo 117a–118a where Socrates dies. His last words, as transmitted by Plato, are directed at all those who have followed Socrates—and who have had the unforgettable experience of engaging in dialogue with him. He tells them: don’t forget to sacrifice a rooster to Asklepios. […]
