The Myths of the Fido and the Gorgius

The myths of the fido and the gorgius provide a climax for their respective dialogues. The disturbing thing is that they give us the wrong kind of reason to devote our lives to virtue. Should we really be virtuous just to avoid being tortured and tartarous? In the gorgias, socrates has been arguing strenuously that virtue is its own reward and vice its own punishment.