Socrates & Alcibiades, the Lovers You Never Knew You Needed (Plato’s Symposium Part 2)
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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Socrates' Debate With Agathon
Socrates launches into a debate with Agathon, pushing him on what he's included in his own speech. He explains that now he's going to tell them all about a conversation he once had with a woman named Deotima. This bit of the symposium is the most Socrates like bit, and thus the most reminiscent of most of Plato's dialogues. But I will just say reading this that yes, it seems like Zen's Creed Odyssey does an amazing job of presenting at least the platonic idea of Socrates because few, he's a bit insufferable.
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